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Georgia House approves bill protecting Confederate, state monuments
Source: Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Georgia House approves bill protecting Confederate, state monuments
Politics 19 hours ago
By Maya T. Prabhu, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
The Georgia House voted Thursday to increase the penalties against those who damage the state’s public and private monuments — and make it more difficult to remove or relocate Confederate markers.
It passed 100-71.
The bill’s sponsor, Chickamauga Republican state Sen. Jeff Mullis, has said he proposed Senate Bill 77 “to protect all monuments.”
The legislation now heads back to the Senate, which will have to approve changes that were made to the bill in the House. One Senate Democrat voted in favor of SB 77 when it was approved on a party-line vote earlier this month.
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“SB 77 is disguised as the bill to protect all historical monuments in Georgia,” said Johns Creek Democratic state Rep. Angelika Kausche. “It’s not lost on anyone that its purpose is to silence the debate surrounding Confederate monuments in Georgia.”
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Politics 19 hours ago
By Maya T. Prabhu, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
The Georgia House voted Thursday to increase the penalties against those who damage the state’s public and private monuments — and make it more difficult to remove or relocate Confederate markers.
It passed 100-71.
The bill’s sponsor, Chickamauga Republican state Sen. Jeff Mullis, has said he proposed Senate Bill 77 “to protect all monuments.”
The legislation now heads back to the Senate, which will have to approve changes that were made to the bill in the House. One Senate Democrat voted in favor of SB 77 when it was approved on a party-line vote earlier this month.
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“SB 77 is disguised as the bill to protect all historical monuments in Georgia,” said Johns Creek Democratic state Rep. Angelika Kausche. “It’s not lost on anyone that its purpose is to silence the debate surrounding Confederate monuments in Georgia.”
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Read more: https://www.ajc.com/news/state--regional-govt--politics/georgia-house-approves-bill-protecting-confederate-state-monuments/PGE0mvGwfR7w6TVI8RG6XP/
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