Calls for 'public process' to decide fate of Confederate monument at state Capitol (AZ)

[struggle4progress]

Grace Oldham and Andrew Oxford, Arizona Republic
Published 5:04 p.m. MT June 11, 2020 | Updated 6:57 p.m. MT June 11, 2020

... Gov. Doug Ducey avoided taking a direct stance on the issue on Thursday, following Secretary of State Katie Hobb's call Monday to relocate the statue to storage. Instead, the Republican governor said such a decision should be made through a "public process."

"There is a public process to be able to put something in to Wesley Bolin plaza or on state property," Ducey said. "I think there should be a public process if someone wants to go the alternative route."

Ducey did not elaborate on what such a public process should entail. His statement marked a slight adjustment from previous years in his position on the issue of Confederate monuments ...

https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/phoenix/2020/06/11/doug-ducey-confederate-monument-relocation-arizona-capitol-public-process-protests/5345367002/

[LonePirate]

1. Why is there a confederate monument in Arizona?

Arizona did not become a state until almost 50 years after the Civil War ended. The racism extends far and deep in this country.

[JonLP24]

2. I wonder the same thing

I do know there was a confederate side of Arizona during the civil war.



https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Confederate_Arizona

[TreasonousBastard]

3. That was my question, too, but it turns out Arizona was run by....

a Confederate politician.

And there was the Battle of Picacho pass, where a small group of rebels ran into a much larger Union force and got their asses kicked..

Somehow California was involved, but too late to read more.

[struggle4progress]

4. Cuz (as y'might guess from th'current Prez) a-holes are sometimes in control