Posted on 01/09/2024 10:12:20 AM PST by SeekAndFind
The National Park Service on Monday suddenly withdrew its plan to remove the statue of William Penn from the site of his home during a "rehabilitation" of Welcome Park in Philadelphia.
NPS had opened a public comment period on Monday but by 6:30 p.m., it was closed.
"The preliminary draft proposal, which was released prematurely and had not been subject to a complete internal agency review, is being retracted. No changes to the William Penn statue are planned," the NPS said in a statement.
The NPS faced widespread backlash after announcing its plans to update the park to "provide a more welcoming, accurate, and inclusive experience for visitors," according to a news release, which would include an “expanded interpretation of the Native American history of Philadelphia."
You decided to remove the William Penn statue from the ONLY site in the city dedicated to the life and ideas of its founder? Because *some people* are uncomfortable with it? Absolutely shameful.
https://t.co/YyVVXhy4oc pic.twitter.com/DI5ULzl9eR— JLaw (@yoopermomma) January 7, 2024
You’re removing the statue of William Penn - a paragon of religious liberty and self-government who influenced our U.S. Founding Fathers - from the site of his home in the city he founded.
Shame. Scrap this plan.— Taylor Morgan (@tlrdrkmrgn) January 7, 2024
The reversal came after Democrat Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro got involved.
My team has been in contact with the Biden Administration throughout the day to correct this decision. I’m pleased Welcome Park will remain the rightful home of this William Penn statue — right here in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Penn founded. https://t.co/awSTpcyrNp— Governor Josh Shapiro (@GovernorShapiro) January 8, 2024
In its update, NPS said it still plans to update Welcome Park ahead of the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence in 2026.
"Upon completion of all the necessary internal reviews, the park looks forward to engaging in a robust public process to consider options for refurbishing the park in the coming years," it said in a statement.
Every statue that has been removed should be put back. They are/were the history of our country...and they carry many truths....good and bad.
I wish I was a fly on the wall when Shapiro called them. You don’t mess with Billy Penn in PA.
STATES, take back your lands the feds have unconstitutionally, and thus, illegally seized...
...including "national parks" and turn them into State Parks or however you choose to use them.
A week with no defense secretary and our military attacked in the middle east ? ?
We are without leadership
We don't have time to wait for Congress, and impeachment is worthless considering the first three that follow the president.
Statues don’t shoot back....just sayin’.
But not taken off of the top of City Hall? Bunch of lazy, dumbass commies.
Biden's commie filth and his corrupt 'intelligence' thugs are removing statues so they can change history. It's intentional. And yeah, most they should be put back. The PEOPLE get to make that call - not some filthy liberal thugs.
IMO the NPS is overrun with liberal hand wringing liberal Democrat bed wetters. At a Battlefield in Tennessee the NPS employees were more concerned with preserving the moss on the park than the monuments and objects used by the brave men. At one living history demonstration, the park employees made us register our replica CW weapons...SMH...that was the last time I volunteered for service to the NPS.
Next they will be renaming the State of Penn.
A “mob” of the outraged will topple it some night and the cops won’t stop them
Instead of Pennsylvania, Transylvania might be more appropriate.
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