Amid an ongoing debate about how Virginia should acknowledge its Confederate history, state lawmakers passed a bill Monday that scraps a 116-year-old state holiday honoring rebel generals Robert E. Lee and Stonewall Jackson.
The House approved legislation that had already cleared the Senate, advancing the measure to Gov. Ralph Northam, who supports it. The bill designates Election Day as a state holiday instead.
“Voting is our most fundamental right as Americans — and it is past time we stopped celebrating men who worked actively to uphold the system of slavery,” Northam said in a statement. “We are one step closer to a more representative and inclusive Virginia.”
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They should remove the motto from their tags and replace it with "Virginia is for dictators!"
ReplyDeleteKeep-On trying to Erase American History !!! We voters are
ReplyDeletewatching !!!!
Confederate history??? Those men were traitors and deserve no holiday whatsoever.
ReplyDeleteOne step closer to being Impeached !!!
ReplyDeleteGet it through your dense heads the Civil war was about states rights and not slavery! The northern states, due to concentrated populations, outnumbered southern states in Congress and therefore set laws and taxes the south disagreed with. The Southern states felt the only way out was self rule. In other words they did not like the northern majority telling them what to do!!
ReplyDeleteBwahaha funny, the actual confederate constitution amd numerous wuotes from leaders speak specifically of slavery being a driving force. Good luck with your political science fiction book
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ReplyDeleteConfederate history??? Those men were traitors and deserve no holiday whatsoever.
February 25, 2020 at 5:44 PM
It depends on which side of the Mason-Dixon one is standing on, moron.
This is how communist roll, erase the past
ReplyDeleteBreath. There are volumes of books, numerous national amd state parks, movies, news articles, oral histories,and museums dedicated to the civil war. Im pretty sure changing a holiday womt erase history. Feel better now nancy?
DeleteDon't get us wrong. We STILL want the free with pay day off. We just don't want to look at offensive statues.
ReplyDeletecoming from a man in blackface or the hood take your pick.
ReplyDeleteDemocrats are just trying to hide and cover up their racist history.
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ReplyDeleteVirginia is proud of its heritage, warts and all. This will not turn out well for KKK Coonman and his newly elected lackeys when the polls open.