“[Oddly, for a group so enamored of patterns, local change-ringers fail to see Houston's ascension as part of a larger trend.] It's chance that we all ended with them, ... Individuals got interested in bells and decided this was what they wanted for their churches.”
“I want to take full responsibility for my actions, and to that end, I am submitting a letter of resignation as Chairman of the House Regulated Industries Committee to Speaker Glenn Richardson.”
“In addition, I am instructing my attorney to continue to defend me in court on the merits of the case and to only use strategies that are available to any Georgia citizen. I do not want to be treated differently because of my status as a state legislator.”