Newly-elected state Sen. Kathy Stein, D-Lexington, said she has brought her own wireless microphone to Frankfort because "sometimes when you need to be heard, you need to be heard."
Stein, who previously served in the House as one of the most vocal and liberal members, said her predecessor, former Sen. Ernesto Scorsone, "sometimes found his voice stilled when he attempted to speak out on behalf of his constituents."
On at least one occassion in the past, Senate President David Williams, R-Burkesville, has cut the microphone of a Democratic senator during debate.
Williams in 2002 also ordered Scorsone to "take your seat and be silent" and then threatened to ask the Senate to censure Scorsone for remarks that Williams deemed inappropriate.
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