https://governor.virginia.gov/newsroom/newsarticle?articleId=11649
The Virginia Flaggers strongly
condemn the announcement by Governor Terry McAuliffe that he plans to attempt to
eliminate the Sons of Confederate Veterans state sponsored vanity license plate,
because it includes an image of the Battle Flag of the Army of Northern
Virginia.
The license plates were made
available at the request of the Sons of Confederate Veterans, and have been in
use with no issues for twelve years. The organization is made up
of citizens of the Commonwealth who can trace their lineage directly to an
ancestor who was a Veteran of the Confederate Armed Forces.
Members work, live, and worship every day alongside men and women of
every race, creed, and color, and there have been no reported incidents of
anyone being harmed by the license plates, or any disturbances caused by their
use.
Sadly, is likely to change
almost immediately with Governor McAuliffe's decision to stir up this
controversy, and his insistence on exploiting the tragedy in South Carolina for
his own political aspirations, which will serve to divide the Commonwealth, and
create strife and dissension where none existed. The governor's
pandering follows a wave of similar attacks against the history and heritage of
the Confederacy that have cropped up across the South in the wake of the
announcement by South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley to completely reverse her
pre-election position, and suddenly support removal of the Battle flag of the
Army of Northern Virginia from the soldiers' memorial in
Columbia.
Since that announcement,
emails, phone calls, and messages of support for the Virginia Flaggers, along
with offers of assistance and have been pouring in, and we are in the process of
mobilizing to meet what looks like will be a huge demand for flag installations
in the coming days, weeks, and months. Across the South, her
citizens see these continued attacks as an organized attempt to eradicate our
history and heritage, and we are ready to stand and defend the honor of our
Veterans who paid the ultimate sacrifice for their country.
We call on the Governor to
retract this divisive proposal, end the discriminatory assault against
Virginia's rich Confederate history and heritage, and allow all of the
Commonwealth's citizens the opportunity to honor their ancestors, heritage,
and celebrate their culture without prejudice
Grayson
Jennings
Va Flaggers
P.O. Box 547
Thanks, please multiply the number of flags you're putting up. The Gov.? What would you expect from a carpetbagger from NY elected by the northern Va scallywags around DC.
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