Good legislation should bring clarity and not confusion.

Although Senate Bill 1556 has received attention for its perceived focus, my job is to look at the actual substance of the legislation.

After this meeting we will definitely know. There will be some clarity. There is a lot of confusion that went around yesterday.

The fog eventually clears itself.

When people talk about conservative government, that's it in a nutshell. We're using taxpayers' money like we would use our own. We're holding in the reins during good times so we're prepared during bad times.

Men and women motivated by faith have every right and obligation to bring their belief and commitment to the public debate. However, that is very different from the governmental establishment of religion that our founders warned against and our constitution prohibits.