Alabama lawmakers approve Confederate monument protections

[Judi Lynn]

Source: Associated Press

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
PUBLISHED: May 19, 2017 at 11:05 pm | UPDATED: May 20, 2017 at 1:06 am
By Kim Chandler, The Associated Press


MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Alabama lawmakers of Friday approved sweeping protections for Confederate monuments, names and other historic memorials, as some Southern cities rethink the appropriateness of keeping such emblems on public property.

The measure “would prohibit the relocation, removal, alteration, renaming, or other disturbance of any architecturally significant building, memorial building, memorial street, or monument” that has stood on public property for 40 or more years,” it reads. Changes to names or memorials installed between 20 and 40 years ago would need permission from a new state commission.

African-American lawmakers opposed the bill at every step of the legislative process, saying argued that solidifies a shameful legacy of slavery.

“You say we are protecting history. We are not protecting history. We are protecting monuments that represent oppression to a large part of the people in the state of Alabama,” said Sen. Hank Sanders, an African-American Democrat from Selma.

Read more: http://www.denverpost.com/2017/05/19/alabama-confederate-monument-protections/

[Cryptoad]

1. Alabama is proud to have ,,,,,

fought and supported slavery of other human beings. Can't balance a budget but we can keep those memories of the Great War alive! geeez

[atreides1]

2. Maybe Alabama needs a new state motto

How do you say "We're Proud of our Betrayal", in Latin?

[Ligyron]

3. Seems like Alabama and Mississippi are always having a contest.

They wanna see which one can out rebel the other.

[NCjack]

4. States no longer wanting their confederate monuments should send them to Alabama

for their parks, etc. Maybe Alabama can provide private self-touching booths for those becoming aroused by the public viewings.

[BigDemVoter]

5. I just snorted coffee out my nose!

Goddamn! The stupidity is stunning!

[trof]

6. Well OF COURSE we did.

Because we're ALABAMA!

[Massacure]

7. Maybe we can just build a wall around these monuments

After all, the wall is not related to the "relocation, removal, alternation, renaming, or other disturbance". I say we build the biggest and most beautiful walls anyone has every seen.