Legislation filed opening door to remove Confederate monuments from public property (GA)
By Curt Yeomans
Democrats in Georgia's House of Representatives and Senate pre-filed legislation Wednesday to make it possible to remove Confederate monuments from places such as Stone Mountain.
State Rep. Mary Margaret Oliver, D-Decatur, pre-filed house Bill 650 while state Sen. Elena Parent, D-Atlanta, pre-filed Senate Bill 302. State law prohibits the defacing, removal or concealing of monuments to the Confederate States of America, including the carving on Stone Mountain.
If either bill passes, local governments or the "public entity" that owns monuments at Stone Mountain and other places around the state would have the authority to remove those monuments.
"This legislation would simply return this decision making authority to Georgia’s cities and counties and provide more local control" ...
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