A federal judge on Monday temporarily barred the removal of a memorial to Confederate soldiers at Arlington National Cemetery after a push from a citizens group and some GOP lawmakers.
The temporary restraining order, issued by U.S. District Judge Rossie D. Alston Jr. in Alexandra, Va., comes just one day after a group called Defend Arlington, which is affiliated with a group called Save Southern Heritage Florida, filed a suit against the Department of Defense seeking a restraining order against the memorial’s removal.
It is set to expire at 5 p.m. Wednesday following an expected hearing Wednesday morning.
Why are some GOP lawmakers supporting a monument built for traitors and racists? If it is about heritage, then why are you proud of a traitorous heritage? If it’s simply not to wipe away history then why can’t they just follow their plan of putting it in a museum?
Hopefully that museum shows it in a context that does not glorify a bunch of insurrectionist slaver garbage.
The actual descendants of the original sculptor even want it gone. Washington Post, Descendants of Rebel sculptor: Remove Confederate Memorial from Arlington National Cemetery, 2017
Let’s not forget Trump vetoed the Bill that was overridden by Congress that allowed this to happen.