Today’s news that an Alabama state senator will hold a press conference Friday to announce he is switching parties is proof once again that our state senate is completely dysfunctional. And, until these elected officials begin acting like men and women, the victims will be the citizens of Alabama.

Last year, the only sign of life from the gridlocked governmental body was when Sen. Charles Bishop punched Sen. Lowell Barron. Up until that moment, little if anything was accomplished.