Senate Armed Services Committee adopts amendment to strip Confederate names from military bases

[LiberalArkie]

Though it barely made a ripple of news, yesterday the Senate Armed Services Committee did an astounding thing. By voice vote, the committee adopted an amendment requiring the Defense Department to rename military assets named after Confederate generals within the next three years.

Even more surprising: The Republican-led committee adopted an amendment offered by Democratic Sen. Elizabeth Warren. If you want evidence of just how much pressure the nationwide protests have put on Washington, D.C. to take concrete action, you won't find a much better example than a panel of terrified Trump-allied Republican senators following the lead of a recent Democratic presidential candidate to adopt a position directly opposed to that of their tantrum-ing manchild.

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https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2020/6/11/1952349/-Senate-Armed-Services-Committee-adopts-amendment-to-strip-Confederate-names-from-military-bases

[leftieNanner]

1. WOW!

This is shocking! We may be seeing a slight turn in the right direction.

[SoonerPride]

2. When trump is gone, these bases will be renamed

The military WANTS it.

The troops demand it.

[Sherman A1]

3. Wow

Just WOW!

[Wellstone ruled]

4. Moscow Mitch will not let this come to the Senate Floor.

Just more GOP Grandstanding,see see we moved on that,see see.