House votes to ban Confederate flags at federal cemeteries [and in federal gift shops]

The Hill ^ | 07/08/2015 | Cristina Marcos

[Buckeye McFrog]

As a lifelong Yankee I don’t really have a dog in this fight. But I do think this is insensitive and disrespectful to the families of Confederate soldiers who may be buried in those cemeteries.

[cripplecreek]

From the Sons of the Union Veterans of the Civil War: Our Position on the Confederate Battle Flag

GENERAL ORDER NO.26

SERIES 2014-2015

SONS OF UNION VETERANS OF THE CIVIL WAR

Display of the Confederate Battle Flag

By the authority vested in me as Commander-in-Chief of the Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War, the National Constitution and Regulations, and National Policies, it is hereby ordered as follows:

Section 1: Recently many individual Brothers, Camps, Departments and the National Organization have been contacted regarding the position of the Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War (SUVCW) on the display of the Confederate Battle Flag.

Section 2: The SUVCW already has an official position on file regarding this issue, as adopted by the 119th National Encampment. As the National Encampment is the supreme governing body of the SUVCW, and as no subsequent National Encampment has revisited this issue, the SUVCW’s official position remains the same. Neither the Commander-in-Chief nor the Council of Administration has the authority to amend the position.


Section 3: For clarity, the official position of the SUVCW regarding the display of t he Confederate Battle Flag is included in this order, as follows:

RESOLUTION OF SUPPORT DISPLAY OF BATTLE FLAGS OF THE CONFEDERACY 119TH NATIONAL ENCAMPMENT OF THE SONS OF UNION VETERANS OF THE CIVIL WAR LANSING, MICHIGAN AUGUST 19, 2000

[VanDeKoik]

They will likely think you are showing support for Somalia or something.

[hal ogen]

Why do these nonthinking, LIB asshats feel this is so important? Maybe it has to do with the fact that they are mentally disturbed.

[cripplecreek]

Its not only disrespectful, I believe it may be illegal and downright treasonous.

Confederate war dead have exactly the same legal status as any soldier buried in Arlington today by an act of congress.

[deport]

No roll call vote to post. This is just a small action among many more to take
place before the bill is finalized.

The following link will give you some updated info on the House Actions so far.

https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/2822/all-info

07/07/2015-5:59pm

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 333, the Committee of the Whole
proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Huffman amendment.

[Walrus]

Cowards, bandwagon jumpers and panderers, all of them.

To paraphrase somewhat,

I swear by my life, the one I love, that I will never vote for another incumbent.

[Norm Lenhart]

They are no more offended by the flag than by almonds. It is solely a wedge issue to capitalize on and overwhelm the system.

Cloward Piven folks. Read up and learn.

[4yearlurker]

You keep beating that drum. So who is your candidate?

[NKP_Vet]

Never forget it’s chickenshit republicans throwing Southern heritage under the bus. All they are doing is electing Hillary Clinton.

[SoFloFreeper]

It isn’t your ancestors’ grave anymore. Their remains belong to the all powerful state.

got statism?

[Norm Lenhart]

Doesn’t matter to this discussion. What matters is that lesser evils cased this to happen, not who I will vote for.

The House that passed this is run by Jon Bhoner, not Nancy Pelosi.

[Gaffer]

Apparently, they aren’t even Southerners....

[Oldeconomybuyer]

Idiots.

Congress follows the shiny objects while America falls apart.

[NKP_Vet]

“Confederate soldiers were and are counted among all honored American war dead”.

Look for Republicans to work to get that bill revised and not include Confederate veterans as US vets. That’s coming as sure as the sun coming up tomorrow. As it stands now the VA has to provide a marker for Confederate veterans. Democrats have to do nothing, just tell that racist Republicans what they want and presto it’s done. Get ready to say President Hillary Clinton.

[cripplecreek]

We need to remind congress that Confederate Soldiers were given the same status as Union soldiers by an act of congress.

[stylin19a]

Whatever happened to “Congress shall make no laws.....”?

[Norm Lenhart]

Roberts made things like words and laws fungible.

[RightLady]

Why not a plain white flag like the one Obama raised whemever we surrender

[Jim Noble]

What flag are they going to raise over the mass grave pf the fallen Confederate soldiers at Shiloh?