The dramatic moment happened in a hearing in South Carolina over House Bill 4624, a bill that would ban gender affirming care for trans youth and forcibly out them to their parents.
“Council” is the closest approximation I know of; this is a legislature, the branch of our government that writes laws. The executive branch (governor, in this case) approves laws and executes them, and the judicial branch deals with violations of those laws.
As for naming and shaming, they do not care. If anything, it’s a positive for them, they get airtime and name recognition, which helps them get to higher office.
“Council” is the closest approximation I know of; this is a legislature, the branch of our government that writes laws. The executive branch (governor, in this case) approves laws and executes them, and the judicial branch deals with violations of those laws.
As for naming and shaming, they do not care. If anything, it’s a positive for them, they get airtime and name recognition, which helps them get to higher office.