If John actually put his hand on Eden and shoved, that is called Battery. The Police can be called and charges can be filed. Regardless of the exchange, or even if it was provoked, it is not acceptable behavior in our society. You will find the court system ready and willing to deal with this behavior in a very serious matter.

Thanks for keeping us current and motivated to keep the signatures, the calls, the letters pounding them, flooding them, til they metamorphise into what they could be, should be, can be and will be--obedient to the united voice of the people, of their constituents, of that which is humane-just-sustainable and viable for this country, this nation and the very humanity of which they are mere emanations. The simple realization of which, should humble them in its prestigious magnificence.