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LOS ANGELES -- Lawmakers in California will have to watch their language next week because it's been officially deemed "Cuss Free Week."
The Assembly passed a resolution Thursday, which must be approved by the Senate, forcing lawmakers to swear off swear words during the first week in March.
The resolution is designed to promote harmony and good manners, according to Assemblyman Anthony Portantino, D- La Canada Flintridge, who co-wrote the measure.
Portantino says the goal of the measure is to get people to realize that words do matter. The idea is to simply inspire residents to think twice before uttering the sort of words that get you bleeped on TV.
Nobody will get busted for using vulgar language, Portantino said.
The resolution was inspired by a South Pasadena teenager, McKay Hatch, who started a No Cussing Club at his junior high school in 2007.
The Assembly passed a resolution Thursday, which must be approved by the Senate, forcing lawmakers to swear off swear words during the first week in March.
The resolution is designed to promote harmony and good manners, according to Assemblyman Anthony Portantino, D- La Canada Flintridge, who co-wrote the measure.
Portantino says the goal of the measure is to get people to realize that words do matter. The idea is to simply inspire residents to think twice before uttering the sort of words that get you bleeped on TV.
Nobody will get busted for using vulgar language, Portantino said.
The resolution was inspired by a South Pasadena teenager, McKay Hatch, who started a No Cussing Club at his junior high school in 2007.
