[VAcourier] Message from the CIC

[Virginia Division SCV Communication List]

*From:* Michael Givens <mailto:anvscv at gmail.com>
*Sent:* Monday, March 26, 2007 5:05 PM
*Subject:* further action needed for NCAA

Dear Division Commanders of the ANV,
 
Please read the following post from CiC Sullivan and get this out as 
quickly as possible to all of your Compatriots. We can make a difference 
and wake the sleeping lion of Southern Heritage that lies in wait for 
just such a chance.
 
Please let me know of some of your Division successes with this and 
other matters.
 
I am,
 
Respectfully yours,
 
Michael Givens
Commander
Army of Northern Virginia
Sons of Confederate Veterans
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/From the Commander-in-Chief, Christopher M. Sullivan and the Heritage 
Defense Committee/
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*Compatriots *and Sons of Confederate Veterans,
 
We have won a partial, albeit significant victory against the NCAA. They 
responded to the pressure placed on them by SCV members and other 
proponents of Confederate heritage by not expanding the events ban in 
South Carolina and Mississippi. Yet their rationale is hypocritical: 
 
/"Since institutions do not have control over the placement of the 
Confederate flag, the committee emphasized it was not fair to penalize 
institutions and student-athletes who earn the right to host 
non-predetermined championships in those states". /
 
This obviously begs the question, "What makes the primary ban fair?" The 
NCAA still deserves to be taken to task over this issue.
 
Furthermore, you should know that NCAA President Myles Brand refused the 
petition with your signatures that was sent to him in January. Since he 
is so arrogant as to not even listen to us, it is time to make our case 
with the public.
 
The NCAA's premier event, the Final Four of the men's basketball 
tournament, is coming up March 31 - April 2 (IN ATLANTA). This is the 
perfect opportunity to embarrass them.
 
We need to load all the daily papers in the South (and elsewhere if 
possible) with letters to the editor. The following are examples of the 
points to emphasize:
 
** The NCAA is practicing discrimination and economic blackmail against 
South Carolina and Mississippi*
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** The NCAA purports to be an advocate for minorities, but their actions 
harm two states with high percentages of minority population*
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** The NCAA has already been the subject of an inquiry by the US House 
Ways & Means Committee for possible violations of their tax-exempt status*
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** The NCAA is political correctness to the extreme; Confederate flag 
issues, as well as mascot and logo issues show that no school or state 
is beyond their reach*
 
 
_Timing is critical in this project -- the letters need to hit the 
papers around the time of the Final Four. IMPORTANT: Letters sent by 
mail need to be sent *ON THE 28th *. E-mail letters need to be sent *ON 
THE 29th*. That gives us a little over a week to prepare our letters._
 
 
Also, please visit www.ncaainterference.org 
<http://www.ncaainterference.org/>. The petition is new to reflect Phase 
2 of this initiative.
 
Please pass this down the chain of command. Use all your resources, both 
in and beyond the SCV. We need TONS of letters. Remember the dates; 
don't send early -- our effectiveness is in getting these letters to hit 
around the same time.
 
 
 
 
 
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