Posted on 09/16/2025 6:12:46 AM PDT by fluorescence
Congress is inching toward a bipartisan agreement to reverse the Trump administration’s recent renaming of several Army bases across the southern United States that had long been politically controversial for honoring Confederate leaders.
Tucked within the National Defense Authorization Act passed by the Republican-led House last week is a measure that, if adopted by the Senate, would block Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s reversal of a separate base-renaming effort that was directed by Congress five years ago. The 2020 initiative resulted in nine Army posts originally recognizing Confederates — in Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, North Carolina, Texas and Virginia — being re-designated to honor others, such as women, minorities, generals and a military family.
The Pentagon did away with those changes earlier this year.
The Senate’s defense policy bill, which has not come up for a vote, would overrule Hegseth only for the three bases in Virginia, though the two Democratic senators from Georgia are offering an amendment that would add the two bases in their state. The Senate could pass its bill in the coming week or skip the vote and immediately start work with the House on a compromise version, leading to final votes later this year.
Supporters of the effort hope that the names of at least some of the nine Army posts will be restored to those recommended by the bipartisan congressional commission charged with identifying all military assets, even the names of building and roadways, associated with the Confederacy. Democrats and some supportive Republicans said they are cautiously optimistic.
“I think it is likely that some of the names change or change back,” said Rep. Austin Scott (R-Georgia), who served on the commission that helped rename the bases, a process that concluded in 2023.
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If I remember correctly the President has a say in this and the Senate cannot simply override his will on this.
So just more virtue signaling from the uniparty swamp.
As usual.
Repugnicans disgust me.
We reconciled with the Confederacy a long time ago. Everything was fine. Then the forces of division decided to cause trouble over naming things. This is the sort of thing that could help push us into another civil war. You can’t live with troublemakers like this.
Leave the names alone.
They all served in the U. S. Army. The names were in recognition of their service in the U. S. Army, not the Confederacy.
I understand the desire not to use Confederte names. That said, places like Ft Benning have created their own history through the past hundred years or so. That should not be dismissed out of hand.
My parents were married on Ft Benning. My Dad went to jump school there and the Infantry school. My brother went to training there. Generations of our soldiers have gone there.
I understand that the “experience” and “mission” would continue with whatever name they give it. But the depth of the history would be diminished.
I mean, while we are at it…lets change West Point’s name to Hudson University.
Democrats continue to Kiss Black Ass
It is an existential process
Authorization Bill is not an Appropriations bill...so, toothless, no?
In the meantime, make a list of all the traitors who support this and make them famous.
The “forces of Division” are Black
Not so much black as white single women with cats who get their feelings hurt when the wind blows.
If 99 extreme leftists and 1 RINO support something the Dems call it “bipartisan”.
We hold thee House and the Senate ... they better NOT override this.
Yes. They are apparently called “AWFL”s now.
An acronym for Affluent White Female Liberals.
I understand the desire not to use Confederte names.
Why?
It’s called REWRITING ACTUAL HISTORY.
Awfuls ... lol. Perfect.
My feeling is that the Confederacy is as much a part of American history and who we are as anything else. This effort by the Left to erase the past because ostensibly they don’t like it reeks of revisionism, which I detest.
The Congress doesn’t represent the Vets, did they ask us about their agenda? NO. Most of us are really pissed with their pandering and disrespect to Vets.
Ft Bragg and Ft Benning will always be Ft Bragg and Ft Benning to us, no matter what our brain dead Congress tries to pull.
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