Posted on Oct 27, 2020
Judge Orders Richmond's Robert E. Lee Statue Can Be Removed
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A Virginia judge has ruled that Richmond's statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee can be removed under the governor's order. The statue, which stands 60 feet high, is the only Confederate statue still standing on the city's Monument Avenue after others were toppled by protesters or removed by the city.
Judge W. Reilly Marchant's ruling came Tuesday evening, following testimony in the case a week earlier. The plaintiffs are expected to appeal the ruling.
The lawsuit was brought by a group of Richmond residents who live near the statue after Gov. Ralph Northam ordered the statue removed in June. The order has been mired in legal battles since, and injunctions have prevented its removal.
The judge wrote that the Commonwealth of Virginia has the legal authority to remove the monument after it successfully argued that the 19th-century convenants the plaintiffs used to try to block the removal "would be in violation of the current public policy of the Commonwealth of Virginia."
"We are one step closer to a more equitable and honest Virginia," Northam tweeted after the ruling.
Judge W. Reilly Marchant's ruling came Tuesday evening, following testimony in the case a week earlier. The plaintiffs are expected to appeal the ruling.
The lawsuit was brought by a group of Richmond residents who live near the statue after Gov. Ralph Northam ordered the statue removed in June. The order has been mired in legal battles since, and injunctions have prevented its removal.
The judge wrote that the Commonwealth of Virginia has the legal authority to remove the monument after it successfully argued that the 19th-century convenants the plaintiffs used to try to block the removal "would be in violation of the current public policy of the Commonwealth of Virginia."
"We are one step closer to a more equitable and honest Virginia," Northam tweeted after the ruling.
Judge Orders Richmond's Robert E. Lee Statue Can Be Removed
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As a native born Richmond resident I do not have much of an issue with the statues coming down. they were put up in the 30's and 40's by white supremist organizations. What I do have an issue with is allowing the "protesters" to deface said statues and generally cause rioting across the city to further their demands. If you want something done there are proper channels to go through and ways to do it that do not disrupt the whole city and make us all look like idiots on national tv.
Mayor Stoney and Gov Northram have used and abused these riots to push their own ultra left policies. Raising taxes in the city and making sure that no one from the surrounding counties want to come into the city to shop anymore will do nothing but depress the Richmond economy again. As someone who grew up in the "poor" section of the city I am disgusted by this. They are trying to push the city right back into the 70's. Well gentlemen and anyone who voted for them. that's exactly what's going to happen. Have fun with that. Those of us around the city will not be there spending our money anymore. I hope anyone that lives in Richmond has a plan to sell your house quick because it's not going to be worth shit soon.
Mayor Stoney and Gov Northram have used and abused these riots to push their own ultra left policies. Raising taxes in the city and making sure that no one from the surrounding counties want to come into the city to shop anymore will do nothing but depress the Richmond economy again. As someone who grew up in the "poor" section of the city I am disgusted by this. They are trying to push the city right back into the 70's. Well gentlemen and anyone who voted for them. that's exactly what's going to happen. Have fun with that. Those of us around the city will not be there spending our money anymore. I hope anyone that lives in Richmond has a plan to sell your house quick because it's not going to be worth shit soon.
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I fail to understand why removal is better than affixing a plaque that details the historical information so people can understand what was wrong about the South's secession
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