[buggy02]

This article led me to several others but one I found interesting was the “uncivil-war” one of the reasons behind the civil war that is not discussed in our classrooms, might not be a bad ideal to show it the kids. You may have to cut and paste http://georgiaheritagecoutncil.org/sie2/commentary/scruggs-causes-uncivil-war030607.phtml This story is interesting because the author historian Mike Scruggs writes about Lincoln’s prospective on Union and Tariff taxes (Obama favorite Pres.) which also shed some light on state rights and Texas Gov Rick Perry latest remarks about Texas secession (think of the consequences). Also in this article are some quotes from Charles Dickens (state rights), Carl Marx (socialism) It is just interesting to read if you find the time.

[Tidbit]

For later reading

[Non-Sequitur]

The dispute began Thursday after Auburn City Councilman Arthur L. Dowdell removed a handful of Confederate flags from grave sites at the cemetery, saying they offended him and others and were reminders of racism.

I have read the Constitution front to back many times and I have yet to find the part that says Councilman Dowdell has a legal protection against being offended. They weren't his flags, they weren't his graves, it isn't his cemetery. He should have kept his mitts to himself.

[DuncanWaring]

Related:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2238474/posts

[The Sons of Liberty]

Councilman Arthur L. Dowdell removed a handful of Confederate flags from grave sites at the cemetery

That constitutes theft of private property. There should be a warrant out for his arrest.

[buggy02]

The 2nd link I left isn’t working, so cut and paste scruggs-causes-uncivil-war030607 to yahoo search this is interesting if you like to read a different take of what started the civil war.

[savedbygrace]

Excellent article. Thanks.

http://www.georgiaheritagecouncil.org/site2/commentary/scruggs-causes-uncivil-war030607.phtml

[Hacklehead]

“The dispute began Thursday after Auburn City Councilman Arthur L. Dowdell removed a handful of Confederate flags from grave sites at the cemetery, saying they offended him and others and were reminders of racism. “

What next, remove crosses because they remind him of the Klan? This idiot should be removed from office for theft. If not, does every other citizen have the right to remove things that offend them. If so, I have alot of work to do.

[Just another Joe]

Let Auburn City Councilman Arthur L. Dowdell come remove the confederate flag from my Great Grandfather' grave.

He will find himself flat on his a$$ in a heartbeat.

[SJSAMPLE]

I’m a yankee.

Slavery existed far longer under the current flag (minus a couple of stars) than it ever did under the Confederacy.

[pnh102]

Prosecute this SOB to the fullest extent the law allows. Regardless of his feelings for the Confederate flag, he has NO RIGHT to steal private property, trespass in a graveyard, and desecrate the final resting place of anybody.

[bgill]

Excellent bit of history in that article.

I suppose it be mean of me to hope one of the graves he desecrated was a black Confederate soldier's. Guess he conveniently forgot about them.

[BuffaloJack]

The removal of the Confederate Flags should be treated as a hate crime.

[bert]

The man is offensive by being alive. He is a racist hate monger.

[Smokin' Joe]

There were a couple of typos in the URL, here's a hot link:correct link

[HighlyOpinionated]

The man doesn’t know his own history.

It was probably the Luo Tribe (0bama’s own, now headed by his cousin 0dinga) who caught the Negros and sold them to the Yankee Clipper Captains to bring back to the USofA to be sold as slaves. And the flag on that Clipper? None other than the Stars and Stripes.

The Southern Flag (the Confederate Flag) NEVER EVER flew on a Slave Ship. If this Councilman wants to get huffy, he needs to read his history books (printed prior to 1950).

Dowdell is guilty of a hate crime, disturbing the graves of heroes, and being an all out j@ck@ss.