re: State Senate Bill May Save New Orleans Monuments

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the City does not possess clear title to the monuments or the ground underneath, so it is a violation of State property law to remove them

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Yeah not sure about this.

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and it is also a violation of the state and federal constitutions to commit a "takings" of this property without due process, which due process was clearly lacking in the show-trial City Council hearings conducted while the City had already started the removal process under the direction of a shadowy donor whom the City refuses to identify.

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Ok, this is 1000% wrong, no way the City's action is a taking and the due process argument is silly. Not saying there are no valid arguments for overturning the Council, but its not takings and due process.

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Also, if the monuments come down, they will be the first domino to fall in this process. Next up will be monuments in cities like Richmond, Birmingham, Memphis, etc. This attempted white-washing of American history will only spread

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A little dramatic, New Orleans isn't the first and won't be the last.