In a statement, Minority Leader Todd Gilbert, R-Shenandoah, criticized the statue’s removal:
“The
Speaker’s statement reaffirming her commitment to telling the whole
history of the Commonwealth is perplexing, given the fact that that the
Lee statute in the old House chamber literally marks the spot where Lee
accepted his general’s commission, setting off some of the most historic
and tragic events in our nation’s history. Unlike the Lee monument on
Monument Avenue, this statue is a historical marker. Another historical
reality is that the Capitol building itself served as the Confederate
Capitol, a fact that should no doubt force the Speaker’s new Advisory
Group to recommend that it be razed to the ground.”
This
is heartbreaking, to say the least, but certainly doesn't come as a
surprise to any of us who have watched the Democrats and their EVIL,
vindictive actions since they gained control of our legislature in
November.
We understand, like few others, that all of this destruction and
desecration is because 150+ years later, liberal Democrats are still
terrified of the Confederacy and what we stood for...and they know full
well it had NOTHING to do with slavery or race.
It was the last time Godly men of honor and valor had the courage to stand against evil tyranny...and THAT scares them to death.
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