House Republicans Block Attempt to Ban Confederate Imagery From Capitol

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Saturday, June 11, 2016
By Andrew Taylor, Associated Press

... Rep. Bennie Thompson had sought the opportunity to ban display of the Mississippi state flag and statues of Confederate icons such as President Jefferson Davis ...

The move by House Republican leaders comes a day after House Speaker Paul Ryan said he would ban Democratic “poison pill” amendments from being offered to appropriations bills ...

“I don’t know how you honor the president of the Confederacy,” said Thompson ... “You can put them somewhere, but I just don’t think they need to put in a place of honor.”

A 237-182 procedural vote on Thursday ratified a decision by the House Rules Committee to deny Thompson an opportunity to offer his amendment to a spending bill funding House operations. The Rules Committee generally takes its instructions from top House leaders such as Ryan ...

http://www.allgov.com/news/controversies/house-republicans-block-attempt-to-ban-confederate-imagery-from-capitol-160611?news=858969

[HassleCat]

1. Where is the patriotism?

The confederacy was an attempt to use violence to overthrow the US government. It cost the lives of hundreds of thousands of Americans on both sides. In spite of rhetoric about states' rights, the war was to preserve slavery for the benefit of the wealthy few. In my mind, this makes Jefferson Davis an enormous traitor, certainly not a person we should honor by displaying his likeness all around our pubic buildings. I don't now why southerners insist on loving him so publicly. The Germans feel shame concerning Hitler and what he did to them, so why can't people in the south come to terms with their mistake?