Johnson: A reasonable monuments bill deserves reconsideration Updated Mar 07, 2021; Posted Mar 07, 2021 The Confederate monument outside the Madison County Courthouse was defaced by what appeared to be paint. The statue, in downtown Huntsville, is shown on the morning of Aug. 5, 2020. Facebook Share This is an opinion column. Consider this a public service—specifically for citizens of Alabama House District 45, served by Rep. Dickie Drake. It sits due east of Birmingham, encompassing Leeds way out to Vincent and north just beyond Chelsea. Heck, we’re practically neighbors. My service is super specifically aimed at those 100 or so among the district’s 45,000 residents who besieged Drake, a Republican who serves on the House Judiciary Committee, with emails and phone calls raging against House Bill 8 before a committee vote last Wednesday.