Alabama's state legislature has become known for this fiery rhetoric that can sometimes get physical.

A few years back, one state legislator called a colleague a name, and he promptly got punched in the head.

Yeah, so yes, we've experienced the full spectrum of disagreements in the Alabama legislature.

Brian Lyman has been there for all of this. He's a reporter at the Montgomery advertiser.

At least your job's exciting. It's, yeah, there is never a dull moment for better and worse. So, yeah, yeah. I mean, what's good for writers is often not so good for citizens.

You might have seen this video of the latest fight on the floor of the Alabama Senate.

It was just last week. It was about abortion.

About Representative Collins relating to abortion.

I've watched the video, and it stood out to me because it was like being at an auction house.

All those in favor say I.

Any opposed?

Motion passes.

Committee amendment is like going once, going twice.

Yep, we're moving through.

And then all the sudden...

There was a motion.

He didn't even make a motion, Mr. President.

This Democratic state senator, he gets out, he's like, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, just yelling.

Yeah, that's that's Democratic Senate Minority Leader Bobby, Bobby Singleton.

He did not make a motion.

He made a motion to table.

The bill these senators were fighting over, it would basically ban abortion in the state, almost completely. But Democrats,

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