Council Delegate Slater schools Speaker about maintaining decorum

Council Delegate Slater was just recently sworn in as the representative for Tsaile/Wheatfields, Lukachukai, Round Rock, Tséch'izhí and Rock Point. In his first appearance at a Council Meeting last week, on Day 2 of the Council Session, he told Speaker Seth Damon that he has a duty to maintain decorum during Council Sessions.  (At 6:54:36) Slater told Damon that Slater was personally offended when another Council Delegate (who was not named) said, "If you are going to play that game, then we'll play that game.".  Slater told Damon that Damon needs to start enforcing the rules of decorum.  

For too long, this unprofessionalism has been going on in the Council. The Council Speaker allows the male politicians to bash the female politicians. In a previous council meeting, the Navajo President was outright condescending toward Council Delegate Charlaine Tso. Nez told Tso, "I used to sit in your seat..." As a leader of the Legislative Branch, Damon needed to protect his Council members, but Damon did not say anything to President Nez. Since the Speaker did nothing about President Nez's demeaning remarks, Tso took it upon herself and commented about Nez's smug appearance. At that time Speaker Damon told Tso to be respectful. What hogwash! He needed to say that to President Nez. After all, the setting was a Council meeting, not a President's meeting. There are many instances of woman bashing that have occurred among the Council Delegates and Speaker Damon condoned it. Now that Delegate Slater is on the Council, Slater demanded that Damon exercise his authority to maintain decorum. For that, Bravo to the new council delegate. Damon needs to step up his game as a Speaker and start acting like one.