It’s telling when you look at your state’s history and the American Psychiatric Association dictionary and find the same condition: Oppositional defiant disorder. The APA defines ODD as “a behavior disorder of childhood characterized by recurrent disobedient, negativistic, or hostile behavior toward authority figures that is more pronounced than usually seen in children of similar age … It is manifest as temper tantrums, active defiance of rules, dawdling, argumentativeness, stubbornness, or being easily annoyed.” I’m no doctor, but that sounds a lot like Alabama. The Show You State. The Make Me State. Oh, what a state we’re in. Alabama is deep into defiance these days. It proudly flouted the U.S. Supreme Court order to redraw congressional districts to give Black people a shot at proportional representation, simply refusing to do what the High Court ordered. “What I hear you saying is that the state of Alabama deliberately disregarded our instructions,” a federal judge said in August, like a parent at wit’s end. You heard that right. Gov. Kay Ivey argued earlier in July that “The Legislature knows our state, our people and our districts better than the federal courts or activist groups.” So rule of law – or adult supervision – is not required. .. they are characterized by recurrent disobedient, negativistic, or hostile behavior toward authority figures... U.S. Rep. Jerry Carl, R-Mobile, was asked by the Alabama Political Reporter if it was OK for the state to defy federal court orders. His answer: “By all means.” … that is more pronounced than usually seen in children of similar age… U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Ala./Fla., has made defiance his only area of expertise – other than support for white supremacists. He holds the U.S. military hostage and gambles with national security in the name of life, politics, and defiance. Alabama history is built on temper tantrums, active defiance of rules, dawdling, argumentativeness, stubbornness, or being easily annoyed. Here are the state’s greatest tantrums: | 