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Congressman King the Courageous Stands Alone

(Reprinted form the ROARfrom the Right column on The Cool Conservative Dail Fix Page

Rep. Steve King of Iowa’s "Fightin’ Fifth District" stands alone in opposition to ridiculous political correctness and DC game-playing.Yesterday we saw a rarity- a Congressional vote of 399 to 1. The vote was on a resolution to have a marker appear in the new Capitol Visitor Center stating that African-American slaves were involved in the building of the structure. The marker is to be made of stone quarried by slaves.King states he has no objection to something acknowledging the contributions of slaves, so why the lonely "no" vote?  King gave an interview to Scott Voorhees, whose morning talk show airs on News Radio 1110 KFAB in Omaha, Nebraska, to answer just that question. King said that he had  come to the "end of his patience" in  dealing with what he called "quid pro quo" deals on Capitol Hill.King stated that the Architect of the Capital has been making a determined effort to "scrub" the nation’s capitol of any reference to Christianity. According to King, the Architect has gone so far as to refuse to give ceremonial flags with a certificate that features the wording "In the Year of Our Lord". He has scrubbed any mention of God from Congressional chambers. King described the striking of a deal with the Architect by which he would permit the display of the national motto "In God We Trust" and the Pledge of Allegiance as containing the word God in the new public building. In return Representatives and Senators agreed to support the slavery marker and to change the name of the Great Hall to "Emancipation Hall".King stated that his ancestor had fought for the abolition of slavery and that he himself was a great admirer of Martin Luther King."I would have been an abolitionist if I’d been alive then", said King.King expressed great concern about efforts to remove signs of Christianity as that religion plays a very important role in our history. King also suggested that when we remember the 645,000 slaves that came to this country we should also member the hundreds of thousands of Union soldiers who died, most of them white, ostensibly to win freedom for slaves.I am grateful to Voorhees for bringing the facts of this to light. We all owe tremendous gratitude to Iowa’s Congressman Steve  King for having the courage to stand up for his principles. We salute him, also,  for not yielding to the insidious extortion that is practiced against anyone who is not "politically correct", especially in the treacherous arena of Washington race politics.The major issue here, for me, is the role of the Architect. I will be studying the position and the man who wields such power through it. It disgusts me that our elected officials must go to such lengths to preserve the inclusion of our acceptance of God in our national culture. (Note:I had already written today’s historical commentary before learning of this. An interesting connection…)- Sheila Murphy, Editor