We hear it in the news a lot these days, the idea that we all need safe spaces from me in words,tr trigger warnings and opeds that might constitute a microaggression. This is the language of the campus social justice seminar but increasingly its the language of our workplace and our culture. Besides just last weeks. At the news york times. I published an oped there that said simply while we respect Peaceful Protesters we have zero tolerance to looting and rioting. If the police are overwhelmed or outnumbered the National Guard and if necessary the federal troops have to restore order. That p support from a large majority of americans if you look at the polls. The Editorial Page Editor admitted publicly, the publisher defended the decision publicly rosethe news york times up and amended the oped be taken down. They demanded the grownups or i should say the suppose the grownups did run the news york times apologize and thats exactly what happened. What could only be called a struggle session and the cultural revolution and the greatest traditions of mao the publisher of the news york times fired the Editorial Page Editor and reassigned the deputy editorial editor and apologized. He said we will do much better. The new Editorial Page Editor told the times if you see anything that gives you the slightest pause contact me immediately to have any trigger warnings dont worry i will find a safe spacewa for you. The news york times made itself a laughingstock but this is no laughing matter. The cancel culture brightens the very principles of free inquiry and open debate upon which our society is based. You see other manifestations of the cancel culture all across the country today. Many cases they have that thought did the of a mop in the french revolution. Trying tog completely erase our culture and our history. Unfortunately the democrats want to be the rogue speier for this mob. Look at whats happening in seattle. Revolutionaries anarchist have taken over City Government buildings. They have taken over neighborhoods. They have declared themselves an autonomous zone. They put up a sign that says you were leaving the United States when you enter this autonomous zone. The Democratic Party today i supposed is still the party of secession. In several cities statues, of Christopher Columbus had been pulled down or theyve been debased and destroyed. Most cases they were put up by italianamerican immigrants who were proud of their part in the Great American story. This is not done in accordance after thoughtful debate. It was done by mobs. Just last week the wicked memorial the temple to the great emancipator was defaced to the world war ii memorial, a memorial to those who fought and liberated a world of fascism. Across the atlantic the ideological mob deface statues of churchill. Wait until they hear about that the other guy did on the other side that you know history is not the long piece of these woke children. They didnt take history class apparently in high school and college. They were too busy taking social justice seminars. You can see it in philadelphia. The statue is debased. Mattias boulton was a committed and devoted abolitionist who funded education for freed africanamericans who gave them jobs and database the statue. Even more amazing in boston the shah memorial plus debased. Thes shah memorial honors the 54 massachusetts regiment the first africanamerican regiment after the emancipationci proclamation. Through bravery in battle on behalf of the union cause was memorialized in the movie glory yet was defaced by these mobs. Its not just our history. Its pop culture and entertainment two. Cops and Television Shows canceled. Paw patrol was on the cutting board too. You may know that chase is the police cop and pulp patrol paw patrol. Its called euthanize the police dog on social Media Production at its hair was joking but im not that legos has announced they are not going to advertise any of their police lego sets next year. They are not going to take them out of distribution. They are not going to recall them from stores. Capitalism o only goes so far. They are still caplis that they are going to advertise them anymore. They are going to run gone with the wind anymore. Gone with the wind for which africanamerican actress Hattie Mcdaniel won the First Academy award, the first oscar ever given to an africanamerican woman. Hbo says no we are going to ecancel it. If yout. Think its just limited to statues or tv shows or toys you would be wrong. Its soon be coming for anyone if you. Ucla at College Professor is under Police Investigation because he declined to postpone final exams so students could apparently not part out and participate in rotisserie never professor being investigated for reading aloud from Martin Luther king jr. s letter of the birmingham jail because it uses offensive language. Martin luther king, jr. s letter from the birmingham jail. A Soccer Player alexander could tie was fired for his wifes tweet, not his own but his wifes tweet. Multiple different is its executives and editors of newspapers and magazines have been fired. If you think this is only for people who are not rich you would be wrong. Ivanka trump was scheduled to give a commitment speech last weekend at a wichita technical school. The speech was canceled because she was being too controversial. A speech about a workforce training and womens opportunities in our economy canceled. So where does this culture take us and what is so logical conclusion what is the end of the cancel culture . I will tell you what it is, to write your in the city washington the district of columbia. That is where all and so we dont put an end to the madness now. Just of them all at the Washington Monument are we going to tear the Washington Monument down . Are we going to rename it . Up the hill as the Washington National o cathedral were so may times we have gathered as a nation over the years to mourn our great leaders, to pray. s protection and deliverance in moments of national strife and struggle are we going to rename the Washington National cathedral as the jacobins did to notre dame during the french revolution and what are we going to call the city . The can call washington. We can callt a columbia. We have to come up with new names all around. Because i will say this. Whether in its mao was start jacobus form is ultimately motivated by a single idea that america at its core is fundamentally irredeemable and wicked. I reject that claim fully and wholeheartedly. America is a great and noble nation, the most noble nation in the history of mankind that has struggled throughout our history and perfectly but ceaselessly to live up to our founding creed that all men are created equal. The single greatest defense against tyranny racism and oppression t. That is at stake in this debate. Mr. President i yield thel floo. Mr. President last week i attended a Memorial Service for my constituents mr. George floyd who was murdered i minneapolis police. Like so many minnesotans my heart is broken for mr. Floyd and m his family and for a black community that has been here too