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16. Wow. I don't remember that. WTF

Reply to Rhiannon12866 (Reply #12)

Tue Aug 30, 2022, 01:19 AM

Aug 2022

Of all the things for Congress to concern itself with!

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Commission calls for stripping Robert E. Lee of honors at West Point [View all] Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Aug 2022 OP

Better get ready for the 'patriotic' militia attacks, West Point. 70sEraVet Aug 2022 #1

Well they were patriotic.................right up until the Civil War cstanleytech Aug 2022 #13

I definitely agree with this. At one point these names served the purpose of reconciliation, but the artemisia1 Aug 2022 #2

Did they actually serve that purpose? cab67 Aug 2022 #26

It certainly was thought they would. As to whether they did that is another story. /nt artemisia1 Aug 2022 #36

not so naive stopdiggin Aug 2022 #3

SO true! MyOwnPeace Aug 2022 #8

Wholeheartedly agreed. calimary Aug 2022 #14

Well written and spot on. . . .nt Bernardo de La Paz Aug 2022 #21

Great idea!!! wolfie001 Aug 2022 #4

Agree wholeheartedly absolutely correct bigtime Aug 2022 #5

They removed Arnold for being a traitor. Why not Lee too for turning against the government? AZLD4Candidate Aug 2022 #6

Lee and Davis should have been hung! The Jungle 1 Aug 2022 #7

Lincoln did NOT want to do that..... MyOwnPeace Aug 2022 #9

Lincoln was hoping they'd go into exile. thucythucy Aug 2022 #11

Yes that is the ironic part. The Jungle 1 Aug 2022 #25

Ford's pardon of Nixon enabled a generation of GOP presidents thinking they were above the law. NYC Liberal Aug 2022 #18

The DOJ is on record stating... The Jungle 1 Aug 2022 #24

Nixon was pardoned after he left office. NYC Liberal Aug 2022 #30

Yes and it was after the pardon that the DOJ made their decision. The Jungle 1 Aug 2022 #32

I'm not sure what that has to do with prosecuting a former president. NYC Liberal Aug 2022 #37

Nothing The Jungle 1 Aug 2022 #39

+1 -K&R!! onetexan Aug 2022 #22

A history I read said not a single enlisted person turned their backs on their country. Just LT Barclay Aug 2022 #10

That historian is in error, then. malthaussen Aug 2022 #50

Thanks. Sad to know that. LT Barclay Sep 2022 #54

What about Congress's restoration of his citizenship in 1974?? Rhiannon12866 Aug 2022 #12

Wow. I don't remember that. WTF SunSeeker Aug 2022 #16

I believe it was Robert Byrd who advocated for this, back in the day. Rhiannon12866 Aug 2022 #17

Sen. Harry Flood Byrd, Jr. xocetaceans Aug 2022 #19

Thanks for finding that! I'm trying to remember where I first heard about this Rhiannon12866 Aug 2022 #20

You're welcome. I had just never heard of such an absurdity as Congress having wasted the time... xocetaceans Aug 2022 #28

I looked further into this, and you might be interested in what was said in the House.... xocetaceans Aug 2022 #35

Thanks! Good Grief! Rhiannon12866 Aug 2022 #41

That's quite similar to what I thought. xocetaceans Aug 2022 #42

"407-10" is absolutely disgusting. malthaussen Aug 2022 #31

Right? Gobsmacked that this happened. nt SunSeeker Aug 2022 #33

Yes, that surprised me too. It makes one wonder, so here is a portion of the House debate... xocetaceans Aug 2022 #34

In law, then, Congress may be excused. malthaussen Aug 2022 #49

Yes, praising Robert E. Lee as a "Great American" is offensive. xocetaceans Aug 2022 #51

Right on, Bela. malthaussen Aug 2022 #52

Thank you for relating that bit of history to me. xocetaceans Aug 2022 #53

Ford also pardoned Nixon. SouthBayDem Aug 2022 #38

In Robert E Lee's case, restoration of his citizenship was first passed by Congress Rhiannon12866 Aug 2022 #40

Oh, I disagree. malthaussen Aug 2022 #48

This should have been done long ago. Glad they got around to it finally. nt SunSeeker Aug 2022 #15

The traitors who tried to destroy the USA and caused massive death and destruction Mysterian Aug 2022 #23

About damn time! Emile Aug 2022 #27

Seems reasonable. No amount of prior service should erase treason. malthaussen Aug 2022 #29

Benedict Arnold played a significant role in colonial forces winning the Battle of Saratoga.... paleotn Aug 2022 #43

Well, Lee and the rest of the Confederates were pardoned... malthaussen Aug 2022 #46

Ironically, Arnold may have been the best general on either side of that war... malthaussen Aug 2022 #47

Yale did this with one of its colleges named after John C. Calhoun CTyankee Aug 2022 #44

People who committed treason should NEVER be ... dchill Aug 2022 #45

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