Posted on 04/19/2015 5:06:33 PM PDT by EveningStar
... Statues of ... historical figures stand in the U.S. Capitol's National Statuary Hall, where each state has two representatives cast in bronze or marble ...
[Father Junipero] Serra could be the first and only actual saint in Statuary Hall -- Pope Francis recently announced plans to canonize him -- yet he's also a polarizing figure. Is it time to send Serra to the sidelines (or more accurately, move his statue to the California Capitol grounds)? ...
Take our pointedly unreliable poll, leave a comment or do both! ...
(Excerpt) Read more at latimes.com ...
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Leave him there. He is a big part of historical California and why not.
Sally Ride? Come on..., I have nothing against her but really?
Here’s MY unscientific poll question: Should the Los Angeles Times give up its pretense of meaningful journalism and simply cease operations?
a. Yes
b. Hell, yes
Have we freeped the LA-LA Times too much? LOL.
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Check the article. This is just an innocuous poll.
The California State Senate has already approved a bill to replace Serra with the late astronaut and LGBT icon Sally Ride.
The bill moves on to the Assembly where the Democrats outnumber the Republicans 52 - 28 (65% - 35%).
Freep this poll for REAL history.
Is this true?
Verification?
I voted for Johnny Carson because California has become a joke.
[O]n Monday, a divided California Senate approved a bill by Sen. Ricardo Lara (D-Bell Gardens) to replace Serra with a statue of the late astronaut Sally Ride, a native Californian and the first American woman in space. That measure has yet to be considered in the state Assembly.Also see post 6. Barring unforeseen circumstances, it's pretty much a done deal.
OH HELL NO if they do how about Ronald Reagan he was governor of my state RIGHT LOL!
Keep Father Serra that dude is FATHER OF founding of Cali
I shouldn’t have inserted the “LGBT icon” crack. Ride’s accomplishments stand on their own.
Reagan’s statue has been there since 2009.
I would vote for Ronald Reagan too.
But why take away the history of soon to be St. Junipero Serra?
Are they racist?
See post 15.
Are they racist?
No. Just PC.
IIRC, Ride was a lesbian, so in Calif that would make sense.
They are actually debating whether the natives that JS worked with QOL was better off or worse off.
Better - literacy, religion, and standard of living
Worse - 90% death rate from measles and other diseases, which would be inevitable sooner or later
Not sure why this is controversial. Plus JS built 30 missions. What did Sally Ride do?
bttt
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