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People here often seem to need constant reminding that the Democratic Party of 150 years ago or 50 years ago is not the party of today. Secession and segregation are no longer planks of the Democratic Party. Here's a good reminder.
Why would a legislator file a bill to do something he doesn’t want done?
Del. Wendell Walker, R-Lynchburg, introduced a bill at the start of the General Assembly session calling for the removal of the statue of former governor and U.S. Sen. Harry F. Byrd [D] from Capitol Square.
With all of the talk about taking down statues, Walker decided to file his bill about Byrd. He acknowledged it was more tit-for-tat rather than about a statue memorializing Byrd, who is well-known for his painful role in Virginia’s history.
Byrd is considered the architect of Massive Resistance, a set of policies that aggressively pushed back against racial integration of public schools following the landmark U.S. Supreme Court ruling in Brown v. Board of Education.
“If we’re going to do this, then I’m going to request to remove the Harry Byrd statue,” Walker said. “He was a Democrat and advocated for Massive Resistance.”
Quite a few Democrats said they looked forward to voting for Walker’s bill.
“I’d love to vote for the bill,” said Del. Mark Sickles, D-Fairfax.
Walker didn’t want the Byrd statue taken down, so he requested that it no longer be considered by the legislature.
On Friday, the Democrat-controlled House Rules Committee rejected his request and asked that he come before the committee at a later date to explain why he wanted to scrap his bill.
Why would a legislator file a bill to do something he doesn’t want done?
Del. Wendell Walker, R-Lynchburg, introduced a bill at the start of the General Assembly session calling for the removal of the statue of former governor and U.S. Sen. Harry F. Byrd [D] from Capitol Square.
With all of the talk about taking down statues, Walker decided to file his bill about Byrd. He acknowledged it was more tit-for-tat rather than about a statue memorializing Byrd, who is well-known for his painful role in Virginia’s history.
Byrd is considered the architect of Massive Resistance, a set of policies that aggressively pushed back against racial integration of public schools following the landmark U.S. Supreme Court ruling in Brown v. Board of Education.
“If we’re going to do this, then I’m going to request to remove the Harry Byrd statue,” Walker said. “He was a Democrat and advocated for Massive Resistance.”
Quite a few Democrats said they looked forward to voting for Walker’s bill.
“I’d love to vote for the bill,” said Del. Mark Sickles, D-Fairfax.
Walker didn’t want the Byrd statue taken down, so he requested that it no longer be considered by the legislature.
On Friday, the Democrat-controlled House Rules Committee rejected his request and asked that he come before the committee at a later date to explain why he wanted to scrap his bill.
