Posted on 06/29/2021 6:30:57 PM PDT by ConservativeStatement
WASHINGTON — The House voted on Tuesday to remove statues honoring Confederate and other white supremacist leaders from public display at the United States Capitol, renewing an effort to rid the seat of American democracy of symbols of rebellion and racism.
The chamber voted 285 to 120 to approve the legislation, which aims to banish the likenesses of Chief Justice Roger B. Taney, Jefferson Davis and roughly a dozen other figures associated with the Confederacy or white supremacist causes. Sixty-seven Republicans, including the party’s top leader, joined with every Democrat who voted to support the changes, but a majority of the party stood against it.
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Anyone can see it from a mile away. The flag is next. Then the anthem.
All in one bill I wager.
How Orwellian to try to erase history by tearing down statues.
Confederate soldiers and Union soldiers were both American heroes! leave them where they are.It would be tragic to see President Jefferson Davis statue removed.
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