The duly elected City Council of NO voted 5-1 to take down those four monuments. Lee, Davis, and Beauregard were traitors who fought against the United States of America as they each broke the oath to the USA they took at West Point. Their statues glorify these men and that should not happen. They should be remembered in museums and in history books and classes as they played a role in US history. But the public glorification of these guys is simply not appropriate.

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Posted by bearhc

Member since Sep 2009

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Posted on 5/16/17 at 10:51 pm to GeorgeWest

How did Davis break his oath? For the record, the Constitution (read it) makes no mention of secession. Secession was not illegal my friend. The states that these men lived in seceded from the Union. As citizens of those states, they were under no obligation to the government of the United States. Of course using your logic, our forefathers were all traitors to the King, correct?

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Posted by Beessnax

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Posted on 5/16/17 at 10:52 pm to GeorgeWest

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The duly elected City Council of NO voted 5-1 to take down those four monuments.

So 5 people get to make the decision to take them down?

That's bullshite.

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Posted by Sid in Lakeshore

Member since Oct 2008

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Posted on 5/16/17 at 11:25 pm to GeorgeWest

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The duly elected City Council of NO voted 5-1 to take down those four monuments.

The mayor railroaded it through a worthless city council. NOLA is majority black, why was this not put to the people? A referendum to gauge the will of the people would have quieted all this lunacy.

Mitch is a complete piece of shite, plain and simple.

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