Someone want to tell Texas that?
Confederate Texas license plate a vote away from approval (click title to entry - thank you)
Confederate Texas plate is one vote short
Controversial logo awaits approval from the DMV
RENÉE C. LEE (Not Robert E. Lee, huh?)
, HOUSTON CHRONICLE
Published 05:30 a.m., Saturday, June 25, 2011
A local division of the Sons of Confederate Veterans is just one vote away from gaining approval of a Texas specialty license plate bearing its logo, which prominently features the Confederate flag.
The Texas Department of Motor Vehicle license board voted on the group's request in April, but it was a tie vote. One of the nine members was absent, so the board decided to reconsider the request at its next meeting June 9.
The meeting, however, didn't take place because a board member from Houston died June 3.
Now, the Sons of Confederate Veterans must wait until Gov. Rick Perry appoints a new board member, and that might not happen until fall, said DMV spokeswoman Kim Sue Lia Perkes.The Sons of Confederate Veterans is a nonprofit that preserves and honors the history and legacy of Confederate soldiers. Formed in 1896, it is the oldest hereditary organization for male descendants of Confederate soldiers, according to its website....
There is NO LEGACY of Confederate solders. Their legacy ENDED. Robert E. Lee, pictured to the right, SURRENDERED !!!!!
Below Lee is in the grey colored uniform and signing the surrender. Ulysses S. Grant is in the Blue Uniform sitting in the chair watching Lee sign the surrender. I betcha there are no pictures of the surrender hanging in the halls of the Sons of the Confederacy, now are there?
The War is Over!
Below Lee is in the grey colored uniform and signing the surrender. Ulysses S. Grant is in the Blue Uniform sitting in the chair watching Lee sign the surrender. I betcha there are no pictures of the surrender hanging in the halls of the Sons of the Confederacy, now are there?
The War is Over!
American Civil War: Lee’s surrender to Grant (click here)
