Virginia Regulatory Town Hall
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Regulations for Public Use of the Robert E. Lee Monument in Richmond, VA [1 VAC 30 ‑ 150]
Action CH 0150 Promulgation of regulations for public use of the Robert E. Lee Monument, Richmond, VA
Stage Proposed
Comment Period Ended on 3/8/2019
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3/5/19  6:21 pm
Commenter: Beth Marschak

Time for these statues to go - First Amendment right to protest should not be restricted by permits
 

It is long since past the time for these statues to go away from Monument Avenue - to a museum site or the scrap heap, whatever is least expensive.  Why continue to venerate these images of White Supremacy?  They are a visual image of structural racism. They will continue to attract grafitti artists and protesters as long as they stand.  Anywhere on Monument Avenue or anywhere else in a public space, our First Amendament right to protest should not be restricted by permits, or time of day.

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