Welcome to Tennessee! Gov. Bill Lee signs Nathan Bedford Forrest Day proclamation

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Gov. Bill Lee has proclaimed Saturday as Nathan Bedford Forrest Day in Tennessee, a day of observation to honor the former Confederate general and early Ku Klux Klan leader whose bust is on display in the state Capitol.

Per state law, the Tennessee governor is tasked with issuing proclamations for six separate days of special observation, three of which, including the July 13 Forrest Day, pertain to the Confederacy.

Lee — and governors who have come before him — are also required by state law to proclaim Jan. 19 as Robert E. Lee Day, honoring the commander of the Confederate Army, as well as June 3 Confederate Decoration Day, otherwise known as Confederate Memorial Day and the birthday of Confederate President Jefferson Davis.

"I signed the bill because the law requires that I do that and I haven’t looked at changing that law," Lee said Thursday.

https://www.tennessean.com/story/news/politics/2019/07/12/tennessee-nathan-bedford-forrest-day-gov-bill-lee-signs-proclamation/1684059001/

[raccoon]

1. OMG. "Then the law is an ass." nt

[Duppers]

2. ...

With racial shit like this, my home state will remain 2nd rate. SHAME!!

On edit: there's nothing in the law that requires him to sign it. Nothing!! Governors have veto power! That governor is a racist chickenshit.

[Merlot]

3. Hmmmm, 3 days that pertain to the confederacy

How about Harriet Tubman, Fredric Douglas, and that woman who was a spy?

[spanone]

4. I wonder who could change that law.....hmmmmm?????

[Merlot]

5. No need to change the law, just change who they honor.

There were honorable people in the confederacy...those working aginst slavery.

[Dennis Donovan]

6. Kick and rec for exposure...

Even dipshit Ted Cruz knows this is wrong...

Link to tweet

[spanone]

9. Jeez can't believe I agree with ted cruzzzzz

[dalton99a]

7. Forrest ordered the massacre of over 200 Union soldiers, many of them black troops

after he captured Fort Pillow in April 1864

[bobbieinok]

8. Looked up Forrest when I read John Ringo science fiction books that constantly praise him

Ringo is super-conservative author. Don't understand why David Weber collaborated with him on a series.

Esp since Weber has also collaborated a few times with Eric Flint, who is writing the 1632 'back in time' science fiction series. Flint worked as a union organizer, and the hero of his1632 series is a UMW leader from WV.

[GeorgeGist]

10. The mooks have their man.

[TheRealNorth]

11. Tenessee honors a traitor and a terrorist

CSA! CSA! CSA!