Under the bill that Hutchinson says he'll sign into law, King will have the third Monday of January entirely to himself, as dictated by federal law; Lee will now be commemorated in a state holiday on the second Saturday of October.
In a statement, Hutchinson commended the passage of the bill, which was co-sponsored by state Sen. David Wallace and state Rep. Grant Hodges, both Republicans. According to KUAR, the governor thanked lawmakers for the bipartisan effort:
"The support for a separate holiday to recognize Martin Luther King far exceeded my expectations and speaks well of the General Assembly and our state. This bill was one of my priorities, and I was honored to testify for it in both Chambers. I look forward to having a signing ceremony that emphasizes the historic dynamic of this new day."
7 comments:
Why not a week in mlk week ?
Does that make October more likely to be White History Month?
Fun fact, Lee was actually opposed to the confederacy.
Why celebrate a guy that cheated on his wife, fathered illegitimate kids all over the country, Pretended to be a minister but with no congregation, Plagiarized his Doctorate, frequently associated with known criminals on the FBI watch list, and was also himself on that list. Frequented Hookers, and only said that change can be made without violence???
Provocation just for provocations sake is a liberal tactic. Conservatives shouldn't sink to their level.
Same reason we celebrate presidents day
The only difference here is only one of these men was possibly the most loved and honored man in the history of the United States. Guess who?
Wrong! Not MLK, it was the Scholar and the Gentleman, General Robert E. Lee.
It was the Left who changed this over the years. MLK was a womanizer and a cheater. The night he was shot he had cheated on his wife in a hotel room with a woman who went on to become a state senator. He was on the most wanted watch by the FBI and many police departments and the night he was shot he was being staked out and watched by the FBI and local police departments. Imagine that, a criminal gets his own holiday and a Noble American and American soldier gets brushed aside by indoctrinated Americans who are trained to think this Confederate General who was love by both the North and South is a bad guy and a Traitor. General Lee went on to teach and have a college named in his honor.
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