Will General Joseph Wheeler be replaced by Rosa Parks in Statuary Hall?

Senate bill S.1959 109th Congress ^ | 11/4/05 | Sen Kerry, John F.

[mdittmar]

kerrys latest bill.

This will be interesting.

General Joseph Wheelers'(1836-1906) Soldier; Lawyer; West Point graduate; Senior Calvalry Officer in the Confederate Army; Brigadier General in the Army during the War with Spain; Member of Congress for 18 years.

[mdittmar]

Only one statue from each state,who's it gonna be?

[mdittmar]

Map of Statuary Hall

[Mercat]

Isn't that up to Alabama?

[Tax-chick]

When I was there, about 8 years ago, they had two from each state. What happened to the other 50? Did the Clinton staffers take them home?

[Buck W.]

I only counted 40 on the website. 10 states are missing.

[Tax-chick]

Now that's confusing!

[mdittmar]

History of Statuary Hall

[mdittmar]

How odd,what states are missing?

[Tax-chick]

So the other statues are scattered around the Capitol. That seems like what I remember.

[mdittmar]

No S.C.

[Buck W.]

I didn't see NY or NJ. The other 8 didn't jump right out at me.

[Tax-chick]

No Alaska.

[solitas]

Let that old piece of gristle be buried for 50 years or so, and THEN determine whether or not she's worthy of having a statue.

Minds are clouded now by the 'celebrity' of her death and things need to settle down before making such a decision.

[mdittmar]

Reading the history,I guess it's for aesthetics,still seems odd,not odd as a Senator from Massachusetts recommending a statue for Alabama.

[Tax-chick]

I guess Kerry hasn't been in the news lately, and was feeling left out.

[Phosgood]

1. AS A MARK OF RESPECT FOR THE MEMORY OF ROSA PARKS, THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES HAS DIRECTED THAT THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES SHALL BE FLOWN AT HALF-STAFF ON WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 2005, UNTIL SUNSET ON THAT DAY.
2. THE FLAG WILL BE FLOWN AT HALF-STAFF ON ALL DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
BUILDINGS, GROUNDS AND NAVAL VESSELS THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES AND
ABROAD.