National Park Service approves permit for Confederate Flag Day event in Gettysburg

[struggle4progress]

By Barbara Miller
on February 23, 2016 at 3:01 PM
updated February 24, 2016 at 7:45 AM

... Katie Lawhon, Gettysburg National Military Park spokeswoman, said the Private J. W. Culp Camp Sons of the Confederate Veterans requested the permit under the First Amendment of the Constitution, which grants all citizens the rights to freedom of speech.

"As custodians of land owned by the American people, the National Park Service has a responsibility to make that land available for exercising those rights," she said, adding that the Code of Federal Regulations, the Director's Orders on Special Park Use and the management policies of the National Park Service all provide clear guidance on First Amendment activities in the parks ...

http://www.pennlive.com/news/2016/02/national_park_service_approves.html

[Warren Stupidity]

1. I'm actually fine with racist nutjobs celebrating the colossally stupid decision

by Robert E. Lee to attack the union forces on cemetery ridge. Perhaps they will reflect on what 150 years of relentless stupidity has done for them. Then again perhaps not.

[AngryAmish]

2. Yours is a minority view among many young activists.

[struggle4progress]

3. "General Pickett,place your division in the rear of this hill and be ready to repel

the advance of the enemy should they follow up their advantage!"

"General Lee, I have no division"