[VAcourier] Major Heritage Violation - Virginia's Confederate flag Destroyed!

Fri Jun 8 19:19:40 EDT 2007

For those of you who may have had difficulty viewing the legislative 
contacts list to respond to this travisty, an independent website has 
posted Commander Earnest's message regarding the SNEAKY removal of the 
Confederate Flag from the Virginia Capitol along with the contacts:

Remember PHONE CALLS get more attention than emails.  A few letters 
would be good as well.

Heritage Violation - War Memorial Flag in Capitol Removed!!
http://shnv.homestead.com/files/Heritage_Violation___Flag_Removed_Virginia_Capitol.html  

BTW:  The old flag went to the dumpster - It was tattered from all the 
hot air blowing in the capitol

(Forward to all your camp members and friends)

Compatriots of the Virginia Division        

We need your help!

You may already know that the Old State Capital Building has recently 
gone through an extensive renovation.  The Old Delegates Chamber has 
been restored and the statue of General Lee is back in it's proper place 
facing the Speaker's Chair.  All is in place except one missing item.  
It should come as no surprise that the BATTLE FLAG that was there before 
the restoration is not there now.

The decision to remove the flag was not put to a vote.  It was not made 
public.  It was done by one man.  Bruce Jamerson is the clerk of the 
House of Delegates.  He is the man who made this decision without 
consulting anyone.  He can not be allowed to get away with this. 

Virginia left the Union for only one reason.  That reason was defense 
against invasion.  Every Virginian who fought from Generals Lee and 
Jackson to the lowest private did so only to defend Virginia.  THE 
BATTLE FLAG is not a Confederate National Flag.  It is the soldiers 
flag.   That flag represents all the men who fought for Virginia.  To 
remove it is to try to erase the memory of these brave men.  Contact 
your delegates and let them know your feelings.  They knew nothing of 
this, but they can correct it. 

Bruce Jamerson did this all on his own.  The Delegates can put pressure 
on him to restore the flag.  Let them know that we can put pressure on 
them at the polls.  If we don't stop this now, perhaps Bruce Jameson 
will decided to remove the statue of General Lee and other statues of 
our heroes.  We must stop this now!  And we need your help. 

Sincerely,

B. Frank Earnest,
Virginia Division Commander and Southern Patriot

Please:

1) Contact Bruce Jamerson's office
Let him know that you believe he has arbitrarily removed a war memorial 
from the capitol in violation of his responsibilities.  His staff may 
reply this was done for "historical" reasons to make the Old Delegates 
Chamber appear as it did in 1830-1860.  The room was set aside by law in 
the 1930's for the display of memorials all of which would not have been 
in the room in the 1800's.  Under that logic, any other memorial could 
be similarly disposed of.

Bruce F. Jamerson, Clerk of the House of Delegates
(804) 698-1619
mailto:bjamerson at house.state.va.us

2) Contact Speaker of the House and express your displeasure in the fact 
that Mr. Jamerson has removed the Confederate Flag which was placed 
there as a war memorial without the advice or consent of the House of 
Delegates.  Request that the Speaker direct Mr. Jamerson to restore the 
flag immediately.

William J. Howell, Speaker of the House of Delegates
(540) 371-1612
mailto:delwhowell at house.state.va.us

3) Contact your local Delegate
Express your opinion again, but make sure to emphasize the fact that 
while you as a voter cannot influence Mr. Jamerson, your delegate can 
because the the Clerk serves at the pleasure of the Delegates.  Request 
your Delegate to withold support for reappointing Mr. Jamerson if this 
issue is not resolved in our favor.

Virginia House of Delegates Contacts

If you don't know who your Delegate is go to this link: 
http://conview.state.va.us/whosmy.nsf/main?openform

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