By Stephen Macaulay

The word shame goes back to the Old English. Even back in the fifth century the Anglo-Saxons described a “feeling of guilt or disgrace” and “loss of esteem and reputation.”

Over time the word has gained additional meanings, such as being related to “propriety and decency.”

House Speaker Mike Johnson (pictured above), who is a man of propriety and faith, said that Donald Trump’s 34-count felony conviction was a “shameful day.”

What he meant was that it was shameful in the context of Donald Trump being found guilty, as though there was some impropriety in the legal system.

But let’s think about this.

The case was about illegal activities. This not only has to do with lying (a.k.a., “bearing false witness”), but there was a direct association with adultery. 

Or in other words, the Trump trial ticked at least two of the boxes on the list of Ten Commandments.

Was there any proof presented that showed there was no falsifying documents? 

Was there any testimony — hand-on-the-Bible-I-swear-to-tell-the-whole-truth-and-nothing-but-the-truth testimony — that there wasn’t an act of adultery, which led to the falsification?

Did Donald Trump exhibit propriety and decency when talking about the people — from the judge to the jurors to the witnesses — associated with the trial?

So where is the shame, Speaker Johnson?