WASHINGTON, D.C. – Two Iowa Representatives in Congress have voted to keep statues of Confederates in the U.S. capitol.
The U.S. House of Representative yesterday voted on a bill to remove Confederate statues from the Capitol building. The vote was 285-120. Iowa’s delegation was split 2-2. Randy Feenstra (District 4) and Mariannette Miller-Meeks (District 2) voted to keep the traitorous artwork in the Capitol, while Cindi Axne (District 3) and Ashley Hinson (District 1) voted in favor or removing the sculptures.
The Confederacy ended back in 1865 when the Civil War was won by the Northern states. Despite the defeat, the South was placated and allowed to remain influential in the federal government ever since; their way of life and backward thinking not remedied by the victors. War leaders of the seceding states (traitors to America) were cast as heroic figures, as demonstrated by the erecting of sculptures and war plaques, etc, in many parts of the nation. Society is slowly coming to the conclusion that history should be remembered but traitors to this nation should not be deified.
The bill now moves to the U.S. Senate.
Notice, all Democrats.
James Zachariah George- a Confederate colonel who became a U.S. senator and chaired Mississippi’s Democratic Executive Committee from 1875 to 1876, crafting the “Mississippi Plan,” a campaign of voter intimidation and violent repression.
George led the construction of Mississippi’s 1890 Constitution, which effectively reduced the number of qualified black Mississippi voters from 147,205 to 8,615, an action that resulted in a white electoral majority in every county, according to a 2017 report by the University of Mississippi Chancellor’s Advisory Committee on History and Context.
Zebulon Baird Vance- Vance served in the House of Representatives until secession, then organized and served in the Confederate Army’s Rough and Ready guards. He was elected governor of North Carolina during the Civil War, and again from 1877 to 1879. He later represented North Carolina in the Senate and advocated for rapid modernization of the Southern economy during Reconstruction.
Wade Hampton III- Born into a wealthy plantation-owning family, Hampton became one of the largest slaveholders in the country. He served as a general in the Confederate cavalry and was elected governor of South Carolina in 1876, supported by a paramilitary group that violently attacked black and Republican voters. Hampton later served in the Senate.
Robert E. Lee- Lee, a top graduate of West Point and distinguished U.S. Army commander, chose to maintain his loyalty to his home state and resigned in 1861. He was given command of the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia and led the Confederate Army during some of the war’s major battles. He owned and managed large numbers of slaves.
John Kenna- Kenna enlisted in the Confederate Army at age 16 and was wounded in battle. After the war, he became an attorney and represented West Virginia in the House. He served in the Senate from 1883 until his death in 1893, rising to Democratic minority leader.
Joseph Wheeler- After graduating from West Point, Wheeler resigned from the U.S. Army to serve as a general in the Confederate Army and was considered one of its top cavalry leaders. Wheeler later represented Alabama for eight terms as a Democrat in the House.
Uriah Milton Rose- A lawyer known for his fierce loyalty to the Confederacy, Rose served as chancellor of Pulaski County until it was captured by Union forces. He founded the Rose Law Firm in Little Rock in 1865, which later became famous for its role in the 1992 Whitewater controversy that involved former President Clinton. Rose also helped found the American Bar Association.
Edmund Kirby Smith- After serving in the U.S. Army during the Mexican-American War, Smith resigned to join Confederate forces and rose to the rank of general. He surrendered the last field force of the Confederate Army in Galveston, Texas, in 1865. He later worked as a university professor and chancellor in Tennessee.
Alexander Hamilton Stephens- Stephens served as vice president of the Confederate States from 1861 to 1865. He represented Georgia as a Democrat in the House before and after the Civil War, and later became the state’s governor. In his Cornerstone Speech in 1861, Stephens said the Confederacy was founded “upon the great truth that the negro is not equal to the white man; that slavery subordination to the superior race is his natural and normal condition.”
Edward Douglass White- White enlisted in the Confederate Army and was captured by Union forces in 1865. After the Civil War, he served in the state Senate and U.S. Senate before President Grover Cleveland nominated him to the Supreme Court in 1894. He became chief justice in 1910 and served in that position until his death in 1921.
Jefferson Davis- A plantation owner, Davis was appointed President of the Confederate States in 1861. He had previously served in the U.S. Army, House of Representatives and Senate. Davis was U.S. Secretary of War under President Franklin Pierce from 1853 to 1857. After his arrest in 1865, he was charged with treason but never tried.
Gutless boot lickers. Typical republican politicians.
These two idiots are two of the least respected members of congress. Feenstra is nothing more than a slightly less repulsive Steve King, and Miller Meeks is just plain stupid. Rich pukes from out of state bought these two their jobs.
The statues have been up for how long and no one complained. And whoever wrote this article should go back to reporters school. “Traitorous artwork?” Eyes of the beholder, young arrogant retard. Remember, this county started with a rebellion, so are we all traitors? It all depends on who wins.
what were the statues?
Joseph Wheeler- After graduating from West Point, Wheeler resigned from the U.S. Army to serve as a general in the Confederate Army and was considered one of its top cavalry leaders. Wheeler later represented Alabama for eight terms as a Democrat in the House.
Uriah Milton Rose- A lawyer known for his fierce loyalty to the Confederacy, Rose served as chancellor of Pulaski County until it was captured by Union forces. He founded the Rose Law Firm in Little Rock in 1865, which later became famous for its role in the 1992 Whitewater controversy that involved former President Clinton. Rose also helped found the American Bar Association.
Edmund Kirby Smith- After serving in the U.S. Army during the Mexican-American War, Smith resigned to join Confederate forces and rose to the rank of general. He surrendered the last field force of the Confederate Army in Galveston, Texas, in 1865. He later worked as a university professor and chancellor in Tennessee.
Alexander Hamilton Stephens- Stephens served as vice president of the Confederate States from 1861 to 1865. He represented Georgia as a Democrat in the House before and after the Civil War, and later became the state’s governor. In his Cornerstone Speech in 1861, Stephens said the Confederacy was founded “upon the great truth that the negro is not equal to the white man; that slavery subordination to the superior race is his natural and normal condition.”
Edward Douglass White- White enlisted in the Confederate Army and was captured by Union forces in 1865. After the Civil War, he served in the state Senate and U.S. Senate before President Grover Cleveland nominated him to the Supreme Court in 1894. He became chief justice in 1910 and served in that position until his death in 1921.
Jefferson Davis- A plantation owner, Davis was appointed President of the Confederate States in 1861. He had previously served in the U.S. Army, House of Representatives and Senate. Davis was U.S. Secretary of War under President Franklin Pierce from 1853 to 1857. After his arrest in 1865, he was charged with treason but never tried.
James Zachariah George- a Confederate colonel who became a U.S. senator and chaired Mississippi’s Democratic Executive Committee from 1875 to 1876, crafting the “Mississippi Plan,” a campaign of voter intimidation and violent repression.
George led the construction of Mississippi’s 1890 Constitution, which effectively reduced the number of qualified black Mississippi voters from 147,205 to 8,615, an action that resulted in a white electoral majority in every county, according to a 2017 report by the University of Mississippi Chancellor’s Advisory Committee on History and Context.
Zebulon Baird Vance- Vance served in the House of Representatives until secession, then organized and served in the Confederate Army’s Rough and Ready guards. He was elected governor of North Carolina during the Civil War, and again from 1877 to 1879. He later represented North Carolina in the Senate and advocated for rapid modernization of the Southern economy during Reconstruction.
Wade Hampton III- Born into a wealthy plantation-owning family, Hampton became one of the largest slaveholders in the country. He served as a general in the Confederate cavalry and was elected governor of South Carolina in 1876, supported by a paramilitary group that violently attacked black and Republican voters. Hampton later served in the Senate.
Robert E. Lee- Lee, a top graduate of West Point and distinguished U.S. Army commander, chose to maintain his loyalty to his home state and resigned in 1861. He was given command of the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia and led the Confederate Army during some of the war’s major battles. He owned and managed large numbers of slaves.
John Kenna- Kenna enlisted in the Confederate Army at age 16 and was wounded in battle. After the war, he became an attorney and represented West Virginia in the House. He served in the Senate from 1883 until his death in 1893, rising to Democratic minority leader.
Is this a non-comprehensive list of random traitors, or what is the purpose?
Sorry, please delete. The list at the top (2 posts) are the statues the are bitching about. some aren’t even displayed, Nancy just wants to bitch.
I felt that since they are the ones that are being talked about, might as well give a little background on the people.
Thank you.
Karen, did you forget your history lesson? After the Civil War Democrats and Republican parties switched around. So what was a Democrat during that time was what we now call Republican.
They both are traitors.