Monument at City Hall is removed (Winston-Salem)

Winston-Salem Journal ^ | 1/20/04 | Theo Helm

[Rebelbase]

Robinson got his $2000 worth of publicity.

[Rebelbase]

NC ping please.

[Constitution Day]

Wow, that was quick.

Hitting the NC list now...

[Constitution Day]

NC ping!
Please FRmail me if you want to be added to or removed from this North Carolina ping list.

[Modernman]

What a waste of time. Wonder if there's a way to impeach or recall this idiot.

[ConservativeGadfly]

City Council meeting tonight in Winston Salem at 6:30 PM.

It ain't over yet.

[ConservativeGadfly]

And by the way, it was not, as the article said, "illegally placed." The City Attorney has not been able to cite one ordinance that determines that the monument was "illegally placed."

[Doctor Stochastic]

Robinson he didn’t get permission to put up the 4-foot granite marker because he didn’t know the procedure.

Reporter he didn't get job because he didn't know the grammar.

[Constitution Day]

Thanks for the info.

[Future Snake Eater]

Who? Robinson?

[azhenfud]

"Atheists may complain about history..."

How prophetically spoken. Now his monument's history.

[NCSteve]

"What a waste of time. Wonder if there's a way to impeach or recall this idiot."

So says you. You sound like the RINOs in the Forsyth County GOP organization.

Vernon made his point. The only waste of time was committed by the City in removing it. There will be local repercussions, count on it.

[billbears]

What a waste of time

Yeah, big waste of time. Imagine, someone that still thinks you can display the Ten Commandments, and in public even < /sarcasm>

This gentleman is standing up to his name as the next Jesse Helms. Just disappointed he's not running for Senate in 2004. Well perhaps he could be convinced to replace the Senator that's up for reelection in 2008

[Modernman]

Who? Robinson?

Yup. I'm not attacking his religious beliefs- I'm attacking his placing of a monument on public property without any authority to do so. I think I'll go down to the courthouse and place a personal monument tonight....

[azhenfud]

"It ain't over yet."

True, the monument may be gone, but Robinson will be remembered as a monumental guy.

[Modernman]

Vernon made his point. The only waste of time was committed by the City in removing it. There will be local repercussions, count on it.

Yup. His point being- Republicans can grandstand as well as Democrats.

[Modernman]

Yeah, big waste of time. Imagine, someone that still thinks you can display the Ten Commandments, and in public even

You're free to put up the TC in public. You're not free to do it on public land without, at the very least, the permission of the public entity that owns that land. What gives him the right to do so? If he can put this monument up, why can't every other citizen put up whatever they want on public property?

[NCSteve]

"I'm attacking his placing of a monument on public property without any authority to do so."

So you worship at the altar of the almighty bureaucracy. Vernon happens to worship at a different altar.

Why would he need permission to put up something like that in a place that he (along with the rest of us) supposedly owns?

[kingu]

I suppose that the litter laws wouldn't apply, though I consider this to be a solid waste of time. He puts a four foot tall slab of stone in the middle of the walkway, centered with the steps of the building.

If this was a gay veteran memorial, everyone would be screaming about it. He wanted attention and fame and to cash in on Judge Roy's bandwagon. Probably the best $2000 he ever spent.

[Future Snake Eater]

Well, like ConservativeGadfly mentioned, there has yet to be a city ordinance dug up that prohibits his doing so. Until then it smacks of your average Christian-hunt. SSDD from our elected officials, the purveyors of "equality" and "freedom."