Richmond mayor invokes emergency powers to immediately take down Confederate statues – starting with Stonewall Jackson

The Sun ^ | July 1, 2020 | Fionnaula O'Leary

[Stravinsky]

On Wednesday, Richmond Mayor Levar Stoney ordered the immediate removal of all of the contentious statues in his jurisdiction after widespread protests.

Work crews began removing a statue of General Stonewall Jackson that afternoon, while flatbed trucks and other equipment were also spotted at several other Confederate monuments along Richmond’s famed Monument Avenue.

[Ouchthatonehurt]

Emergency?
Are the statues attacking people now?

[EEGator]

Guess what party and what race...go!

[EinNYC]

Butt kissing eunuch jerk.

[butlerweave]

I think Lynchburg is in deep trouble ,LOL

[4yearlurker]

The Rats are trying to hide their own sordid history.

[Impala64ssa]

What will be the fate of the STONEWALL Inn in the Village, the alleged birthplace of the LGBTQFUBAR movement?

[Lurkinanloomin]

I hate these history destroyers.

Everybody thank Nimrata Randhawa.

[KarlInOhio]

Are the statues attacking people now?

They are planning on forming their own autonomous district south of the Mason-Dixon Line. It will be the Chaz States of America.

[no-to-illegals]

If it is history it must be destroyed ..... it’s what moslems and politicians do

[P.O.E.]

Their side is not waiting for elections.

[bwest]

Monument Avenue was once beautiful.

[antidemoncrat]

I’m so proud of the Democratic Mayors and Governors in this Republic. I’ll bet if Mexico decided to invade the US they would all be standing in line to surrender.

[Dilbert San Diego]

Article says statues had to be removed quickly, per the mayor, because protesters are already toppling statues and somebody could get hurt.

So this action is done to keep the anarchists from downing statues because the city has already done it for them.

Am I the only one who sees holes in the mayor’s reasoning abilities?

[dljordan]

Well, I guess you virtue signalling Yankees won. Enjoy.

[Fedora]

One of Terry McAuliffe’s cronies.

[JBW1949]

They’d all go to the border and cheer them on...OLE!!!!! OLE!!!!!

[windsorknot]

How many more statues must we topple to achieve Utopia? Are we there yet?

[Lurkinanloomin]

Yes, it was.

Cruised it many times over many years.

This is so sad.

[Lurkinanloomin]

They’ve already done that, that is what sanctuary cities are all about, the colonization of parts of our country.