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Every year, Members of Congress host an art competition in their congressional districts and the winners—selected through a variety of ways—are given the honor of having their artwork displayed in the U.S. Capitol for the world to see. 

One less than subtle painting that was selected in last year’s competition depicted a scene from Ferguson, Missouri.  In the foreground are police officers with their weapons drawn in what appears to be a confrontation with unarmed citizens. 

If that were the image alone, it might have been more tolerable—even if disliked.  What made the painting a subject of national controversy is that it depicts the police officers as pigs.

After a Friday morning meeting with my House Republican colleagues, where the painting was a subject of conversation, I walked by the piece of artwork hanging on the wall in the Capitol.  And I couldn’t help but think of all of America’s law enforcement, in addition to our military men and women, who put their lives on the line every day.

So as an American citizen and a former Marine who supports law enforcement, I took matters into my own hands.  I unscrewed the painting from the wall and returned it to the Democratic Congressman who represents the award winner. 

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