Sad News from Virginia, Gettysburg and Vicksburg All Over Again, November 9-10, 1938

February 12, 2020

**  Virginia House and Senate back local control of Confederate monuments.

**  Bill to give localities control over Confederate monuments  passes Senate in Va.

**  Virginia cities could soon be able to remove their Confederate statues.

**  Virginia lawmakers approve Confederate statue removal bill.

**  Bill giving localities control over Confederate monuments passes Virginia Senate.

**  Virginia legislatures votes to allow cities to remove Confederate statues.

**  Bill giving local Va. governments right to relocate Confederate monuments passes Virginia Senate.

**  General Assembly approves Confederate statue removal bills.

**  Bill giving localities control over Confederate monuments passes Virginia Senate.

Yes, all of these are about the same thing.  Virginia Democrats have done as they promised and voted down Virginia's war memorial protection law.


No doubt, there is a lot of rejoicing among the anti-Confederate folks, but this is a very sad day in that great state's history.

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And in "unrelated" news "Mayor criticizes Alabama law protecting Confederate monument.  (Birmingham.  The mayor is a black man.)

That's Right, Folks.  This Is a Big Loss.  --Old Secesh