CONFEDERATE HERITAGE NEWS, March 9.

 

Important Information that you should know about the Division, the Confederation and your Heritage!

Beauregard Camp 130

Pierre Gustave Toutant Beauregard

You Made It Happen!   Senate Bill 158 is Defeated!   Friends,   Thanks to the actions of our compatriots and our circle of friends, the Georgia State Senate did not allow Senate Bill 158 out of Committee. It is now too late for it to be voted on.   The massive response of SCV members and other friends of the traditional Southland showed the Senate that there was no support for the proposal to place the King Bell atop the Confederate carving at Stone Mountain and re-purpose the park to “create and maintain an appropriate and suitable monument for civil, voting, and human rights.” In fact, there was considerable opposition.   For several years now we have all been depressed as we have seen statues and monuments desecrated or removed. Today we have gained a major victory for the Georgia Division, Sons of Confederate Veterans and our supporters.   All the credit goes to you, the membership, for your efforts. Calling and emailing your State Senators to vote against Senate Bill 158 worked. This Bill was on the verge of passing out of committee and then proceeding to the Senate floor. One Senator even claimed that passage was “a done deal.”   The extra effort to write, email, call and visit your legislators made a tremendous difference.   I am immensely proud of our Division and thank you all for your dedication and hard work.   Thank you,