One of the highlights was a lowlight. It did not
happen on the floor of the House but late at night at a Mobile legislator’s
home while he was on his computer responding to emails. The email he responded
to was a generic letter sent by a man in Jefferson County to all members of the
legislature. It was not even intended specifically for Rep. Joseph Mitchell.
Eddie Maxwell, a white, retired, Jefferson County
coal miner sent a benign innocent letter to all members of the legislature
urging all 140 members not to pass any laws that would restrict gun ownership.
Maxwell sent his mass email to all state legislators at 10:54 p.m. on January
27. Rep. Joseph Mitchell responded from his Alabama House email account at
11:59 p.m. and boy did he respond.
