Rep. Leonard Christian stands up for children in drug abusing households, urges House to action

the good member from the fourth legislative district representative Christian sorry thank you Mr Speaker Mr Speaker I was not going to talk about this to be honest with you because it hurts it hurts to bring my story up but I'm gonna because maybe it can just change a few Minds in here maybe it'll change your mind Mr speaker now I'm pretty much for family rights I believe in the Constitution and I do but Mr Speaker growing up my mother continually left us alone in fact Mr Speaker I was about 10 years old when I smelled marijuana for the first time it was when my brother my brother and his friends were smoking in the house marijuana my little sister was there we went out for a walk because I needed a protector Mr Speaker my mom couldn't sit still about every six days eight months we would move she'd pick up the whole family and off we'd go as we got a little older she decided that my brother turned 12 he was old enough to leave be in charge as she went CrossCountry Trucking she gave him money to buy food for us which he bought drugs with to share with his friends we would after the neighbors would finally catch on or the school scho teachers would realize the only meal we were getting is at school so the police would come pick us up and take us foster care but my mom was presumed to be a good parent so we were given back and off to the next town we went where she did it again and did it again and again and again Mr Speaker there's days when you can't presume there's good parents and when these kids are ding fentel we've got to step in we've got to speak for the children the ones who can't speak for themselves don't make them grow up like I did please vote Yes for this amendment