A California Democrat is seeking to replace a former statue of a controversial 18th-century Spanish missionary on the grounds of Sacramento’s Capitol Park with a new monument that recognizes regional tribes.
Assembly Bill 338, authored by Assemblyman James C. Ramos, D-Highland, would strike a decades-old requirement to keep and maintain a monument of Father Junípero Serra, who is dubbed “the father of the California missions.”
Instead, the bill would allow tribal nations in the Sacramento region, in coordination with the Department of General Services, to plan and construct a new monument.
Under the bill, it’s not clear who or what would be represented in the new monument, but Ramos hopes it “calls on the Sacramento area tribes to come together and give options of a monument that would be rightly and respectfully dedicated to the local Indian people from this area.”
Protesters toppled Serra’s statue last July amid nationwide protests sparked by the death of George Floyd, a Black man killed by a white Minneapolis police officer. Serra statues in Los Angeles and San Francisco were also toppled last year….
Ramos’ bill is co-sponsored by six Northern California tribes, including the Wilton Rancheria, Buena Vista Rancheria of Me-Wuk Indians, Chicken Ranch Rancheria of Me-Wuk Indians, Ione Band of Miwok Indians, Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians and the Tuolumne Band of Me-Wuk Indians….
The above comes from an April 30 story in the Fresno Bee.
Bulldoze California into the pacific
Or . . . maybe fight and take it back.
In my reading of the headline, the change of statues is a ‘done deal’. Seems it’s more like a proposal at this point. Have other Dems, especially the Governor, weighed in yet?
Another species in the genus of “Democrats will replace good with evil.”
The Serra statues were toppled because, you see, if Fr. Serra had never come to California then George Floyd would still be alive today. Democrat logic.
MIght we replace Democrats with statues?
1. They’re much less expensive.
2. They’re more malleable.
3. They’re more reliable.
4. They never sexually harass staffers, make offensive comments or give orders that they themselves disregard.
5. They never demand Holy Communion.
6. They’re not easily offended.
7. They have small carbon footprints and could be made of recycled metals.
Perhaps a compromise. Serra statue at every mission he founded. Apparently he was a holy person, even a saint.. Other Europeans may not have been such ‘good guys’. Let the native Americans tell their side of the story, witth equally prominernt, separate statues.. Strong video cameras and other security devices in all areas.
SO, looking at these politicians, and memorizing faces, for the next election.
Particularly those who claim to be “Catholic”, but whose actions are damaging the Church.
If you are Catholic, please do the same
It’s time to end these attacks – do not vote for the pols who are promoting them…
Uh, anonymous. Some of us already look at politicians and don’t vote for the “creepy Joe” type. If only the USCCB would trash their “Faithful Citizenship” voting guide that supports the seamless garment philosophy — among other apostasies.
If all Catholics would vote would a formed Catholic conscience we wouldn’t have Socialist Democrats in office. And, just to ruffle some feathers: Trump was the most pro-life president we have ever had.