Bill an overreach in protection of memorials (VA)
Posted: Monday, February 29, 2016 10:30 pm
MICHAEL PAUL WILLIAMS
If you’re resistant to the removal of Confederate statues on Monument Avenue or the Confederate memorial in Portsmouth, you can relax.
If you’re among the growing ranks open to rethinking how and where we commemorate the Confederacy, the General Assembly is taking matters out of your hands.
On Monday, the Senate approved a bill that strips localities of the authority to decide whether to dismantle or relocate Confederate monuments within their boundaries.
In a 21-17 vote along party lines, Republicans prevailed on a measure that more resembles the government overreach they decry than the small-government principles they espouse. The bill had already sailed through the House of Delegates ...
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