HUGE VICTORY in the Commonwealth today as Charlottesville City Council is dealt a crushing blow in their attempts to tear down the Robert E. Lee monument in LEE Park. Congratulations to all of those involved in the legal proceedings today!
http://www.nbc29.com/story/35306157/update-judge-issues-temporary-injunction-to-halt-lee-statue-removal
From our friends at Friends of Cville Monuments:
"In a marathon hearing lasting nearly 6 hours, Charlottesville Circuit Court Judge Moore granted the request for a temporary injunction, prohibiting the City from removing the Robert E. Lee Monument for a period of up to 6 months - to allow the case to be tried. Judge Moore stated that he believes the Lee Monument falls under the protection of Virginia Statute §15.2-1812: "Memorials for War Veterans" because it is "clearly a war memorial." He further stated that the argument made by the City of Charlottesville that Virginia Statute §15.2-1812 doesn't protect monuments erected prior to 1997 "strains credulity." Followers of this page will remember that a Danville, Virginia Judge first asserted that the statute didn't apply retroactively to monuments erected prior to 1997 in a case decided in 2015.
The City can proceed with its decision to rename both the Lee and Jackson Parks, but for the time being, cannot do anything to disturb, remove, damage or deface this Registered Historic Landmark.
The City is still proceeding with its attempt to dismiss the lawsuit (that was not argued today) and we will find out June 19 when the court date will be set to hear their arguments for dismissal.
We will keep you updated if there are further developments, but for now, Lee and Traveller will remain in Lee Park (and yes, it will always be Lee Park to some of us, no matter what the City decides to rename it) - their home for nearly a century."
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7 comments:
Keep fighting Virginians! Many of us are standing with you!
Yes we stand with you and for our ancestors who fought for their right of self-determination. The hoopla over todays statues is just a Marxist attempt to strike down anyone who shows defiance to the powers that be.
I am from NH and stand with you. History is history
I have said the idiots who want to ignore history are doomed to repeat it. They just want to stick their heads into the sand. History is History, next they will want to tear down "Mount Rushmore"
This is a victory, indeed. However, we've only won the battle. But the war will linger on. The leftists want to destroy our culture with their PC bucket list. We need to be prepared for the next sneak attack.
Szakos will pass. Bellamy will pass. They will pass and be forgotten.
What they can never hope to climb to and what they can never hope to abolish is the fame of a man's deeds.
Robert E. Lee lives because we know who he was and we remember him. They can kick over as many gravestones as they want; pull down statues; it doesn't matter. He resides beyond their clawing reach.
Don't imagine they won't try to deface his bronze depiction though lol
God bless Gen'l.Lee and the Southern Confederacy-people need a history lesson!
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