[VAcourier] Virginia SCV Press Release

[Virginia Division SCV Communication List]

September 10, 2007

Virginia Division

Sons of Confederate Veterans

 

 

PRESS RELEASE

 

       William Howell, Speaker of the Virginia House of Delegates, has set
new standards in how far political correctness has come in Virginia. The
clever ruse used by the Speaker to ultimately banish the Confederate Battle
Flag from the museum setting of the Old Hall of the House of Delegates could
only be described as despicable.  He was willing to also remove the flag of
the United States and the flag of the Commonwealth of Virginia to stifle
criticism of his action and hide its true purpose. Never mind that the
Speaker stated that he had received NO complaints about the flags in that
room. Never mind that the flags have been in that room for generations, even
as early as 1932. Never mind that there was no official consultation with
the House or Senate membership, many of whom would strongly object to his
heavy handed actions.   It is not surprising that only one flag from the Old
Hall will be permanently removed--- the Battle Flag. The responsibility for
this lies solely on Howell's shoulders. It is not surprising that the
removal of the Salute was also engineered by Speaker Howell. 

     Brave men died fighting under that flag. In other states, their
sacrifices are memorialized on their respective state capitol grounds.
Virginia has only the Battle Flag in the Old Hall to honor the common
soldier of Virginia.  Today, modern politicians such as Mark Earley and
George Allen have learned the hard way that the populace of Virginia holds a
warm spot today for that flag as an honored and respected symbol of Virginia
history. It is a sad day in the Commonwealth when people like the Speaker
need to devise clever ploys to remove American and Virginia flags in order
to get to the one they can't seem to deal with. Speaker Howell should be
ashamed. The Battle Flag should forever be on permanent display in the State
Capitol as a tribute to the thousands of Virginians who gave their all to
protect and defend the Commonwealth.

 

For further information contact Frank Earnest at 757.652.1861 or Brag
Bowling at 804.389.3620.

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