Colorado Politics: Several speeches from Colorado legislators this week have raised new worries about decorum and grandstanding in the state House after two members talked about immigration and Iran using what’s called a “point of personal privilege.”

Under the rules of the chamber, moments of personal privilege are allowed for a member to speak for up to five minutes on matters that “may collectively affect the House, its rights, its dignity, and the integrity of its proceedings, or the rights, reputation, and conduct of its individual members in their respective capacities only.”

In the last few days, two legislators talked about immigration and the war in the Middle East, prompting a Republican leader to caution the chamber about not venturing outside of what’s permissible under the rules.

“The institution is important and these rules exist to protect it,” House Minority Leader Jarvis Caldwell, a Republican from Monument, said. “The rules are clear a point of personal privilege is not meant to grandstand policy or advance a political agenda.”

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