House votes to restrict Confederate flag in national cemeteries

[struggle4progress]

May 19, 2016, 11:24 am
By Cristina Marcos

The House approved a Democratic proposal on Thursday to limit the display of the Confederate flag in national cemeteries.

A majority of Republicans rejected Rep. Jared Huffman’s (D-Calif.) amendment to a spending bill for the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and military construction projects in the 265-159 vote. A total of 158 Republicans opposed it, while 84 Republicans joined all but one Democrat in support.

Shortly after midnight on Thursday, Huffman offered his amendment to prohibit the large-scale display of the Confederate flag in cemeteries run by the VA, such as flying the banner over mass graves. It would, however, still allow families to place small Confederate flags on individual graves on Memorial Day and Confederate Memorial Day.

"Over 150 years ago, slavery was abolished. Why in the year 2016 are we still condoning displays of this hateful symbol on our sacred national cemeteries?" Huffman asked ...

http://thehill.com/blogs/floor-action/house/280531-house-votes-to-restrict-confederate-flag-in-national-cemeteries

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1. House Bid to Lower Citadel Confederate Flag Fails

Democrats sought to force down the "stars and bars" at the Citadel in South Carolina
Posted at May 19, 2016 8:44 AM
Stephanie Akin

... The gambit, during debate of a sweeping defense bill that dragged late into the evening, would have changed an amendment that protected the Citadel from losing U.S. military support for its ROTC program on campus because it flies the battle flag over its chapel. The amendment failed largely along party lines, 243-181 ...

http://www.rollcall.com/news/policy/confederate-flag-debate-rises-again-over-congress

[Jackie Wilson Said]

2. Encouraging, but I am gonna be a sour puss

The House voted 265 to 159

159 ACTIVE, illegally elected (illegal is a word I love to throw around sometimes when gerrymandering is so horrendous that it makes a joke of democracy) asshole racists who are our ELECTED OFFICIALS think the government should be good with racism.

Jesus ...

sometimes

[underpants]

3. I was shocked to see this headline