Along with Tennessee's governor, Trump voters yesterday commemorated the contributions of Confederate general, war criminal, and first Grand Wizard of the KKK, Nathan Bedford Forrest. On Wednesday, Lee signed the proclamation:
This latest assault on decency is a reminder of how far we haven't come in so much of the South (and elsewhere).
Now for the quiz: What does Tennessee have in common with Mississippi and New York?
Answer: All three are among the ten states with the highest levels of segregated schools.
See excellent piece today in the NY Times.
"I signed the bill because the law requires that I do that and I haven’t looked at changing that law," Lee said Thursday.
He declined to say whether he believed state law should be changed to no longer require the governor to issue such proclamations or whether he had reservations about doing so.So egregious was this act that even Ted Cruz called out Tennessee's governor this week. Now when your governor is to the right of Ted Cruz, you know you're in trouble.
This latest assault on decency is a reminder of how far we haven't come in so much of the South (and elsewhere).
Now for the quiz: What does Tennessee have in common with Mississippi and New York?
Answer: All three are among the ten states with the highest levels of segregated schools.
See excellent piece today in the NY Times.
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