West Virginia Legislative Photography Del. Geoff Foster, R-Putnam, speaking in a meeting of the House Government Organization Committee on Monday, March 15, 2021.
A committee in the West Virginia House of Delegates advanced a bill to protect monuments, markers, places and namesakes honoring “historical military, civil rights, natural disasters or accidents, and Native American events, figures, and organizations.” But conversation Monday made it clear that most if not all of the attention was focused on protecting monuments honoring the Confederacy.
As passed by the House Government Organization Committee, House Bill 2174 would create a misdemeanor for removing, replacing, rededicating or disturbing a monument on any public property that honors a historical figure or event as outlined in the legislation.
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AP File Photo â Security at the West Virginia Capitol Building is on alert after the FBI wired states about possible protests around the country.
CHARLESTON With the potential for armed protests in all 50 states leading up to the inauguration of former Vice President Joe Biden as the 46th President of the United States, the West Virginia Department of Homeland Security and the Capitol Police are prepared.
According to the Associated Press, the FBI is warning states about possible protests being planned across the U.S. and Washington starting this weekend and continuing through Inauguration Day on Jan. 20.