L.C. 7.11: John Brown Statue

[S019]

John Brown statue
1. For the purposes of triggering the Southern region of Atlasia
2. A 10 foot tall statue of John Brown the abolitionist, will be built in the Capital building of Lincoln in NYC.

Sponsor: S019

Debate on this has begun and shall last for at least 72 hours

[S019]

So, as I said in the introduction thread, this bill is a bit vague and too abrasive to the South, so to remedy this, I propose the following amendment (to replace the bill in its entirety)

John Brown Commeration Act

SECTION I: STATUE

1. A statue of 15 feet tall, built of silver shall be constructed on the steps of the Daniel Patrick Moynihan Courthouse, the official meeting place of the Lincoln Council
2. The statue shall have at its feet at a distance of 3 feet away, a bronze plaque commemorating John Brown's actions as an abolitionist in the 1850's.

SECTION II: HOLIDAY

1. October 16, the day of John Brown's raid on Harper's Ferry is declared a regional holiday throughout Lincoln. Neither schools nor businesses are required to remain open on this day.

SECTION III: HONORS

1. John Brown is posthumously inducted into the Lincoln Hall of Fame.

SECTION IV:

1. These provisions shall begin to take effect one week after this law is signed by the governor

So, this amendment makes this more of a bill and also removes the very abrasive and antagonizing language towards the South.

Also 24 hours to object to this amendment

[tmthforu94]

John Brown is a national hero, love this bill, he should be celebrated in all regionsl! Instead of government funding, I can even make a donation from my millions of dollars in leftover campaign funds!!

[Lambsbread]

John Brown is indeed a national hero and while I have already voiced my general opposition to statues, I am completely in favor of erecting statues of people who killed racists. I would rather have a statue of a good person than a bad person.

I support this.

[S019]

Amendment is adopted, also does anyone have any concerns with this?

[Former President tack50]

Isn't John Brown an uh, controversial figure for his means?

[S019]

Isn't John Brown an uh, controversial figure for his means?

Kind of, his actions in Kansas may have been, but Southern whites were doing the same things in Kansas, and sometimes even worse, so then we have to take into account motives. He was doing this as an abolitionist who desired to ultimately liberate an entire race of people who had been unjustly enslaved, while Southern whites were doing this to preserve the status quo of slavery. To me, violence seems acceptable to fight the scourge of slavery, since slaveowners were doing the same, and this says nothing of the horrid conditions that slaves were kept it in. 20RP12 put it best: You would rather have a statue of someone who killed racists than someone who was a racist and was killing abolitionists.

[S019]

So, since no one has voiced objections, I'm moving for a final vote, 24 hours to object

[S019]

Final vote is now open and will remain open for 48 hours, please vote AYE, NAY, or ABSTAIN


AYE

[Lambsbread]

AYE

[CookieDamage]

AYE

[Joe Biden 2024]

Aye

[S019]

Vote closed, this passes by a vote of 4-0-0-0


AYE: S019, 20RP12, cookiedamage, Gorguf
NAY:
ABSTAIN:
NOT VOTING:

John Brown Commeration Act

SECTION I: STATUE

1. A statue of 15 feet tall, built of silver shall be constructed on the steps of the Daniel Patrick Moynihan Courthouse, the official meeting place of the Lincoln Council
2. The statue shall have at its feet at a distance of 3 feet away, a bronze plaque commemorating John Brown's actions as an abolitionist in the 1850's.

SECTION II: HOLIDAY

1. October 16, the day of John Brown's raid on Harper's Ferry is declared a regional holiday throughout Lincoln. Neither schools nor businesses are required to remain open on this day.

SECTION III: HONORS

1. John Brown is posthumously inducted into the Lincoln Hall of Fame.

SECTION IV:

1. These provisions shall begin to take effect one week after this law is signed by the governor

X Speaker S019