Leftists Go Nuts Over Return of Ten Commandments Monument in Kentucky
Legislation seeks to return Ten Commandments monument to Capitol
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A granite monument inscribed with the Ten Commandments would find its way back to the Kentucky State Capitol grounds if House Joint Resolution 15 is adopted.
On Monday, lawmakers on the Senate State and Local Government Committee advanced HJR 15 with an 8-1-1 vote. Rep. Shane Baker, R-Somerset, and Rep. Jason Petrie, R-Elkton, testified in favor of the measure.
“This resolution basically does three things: It directs the Historic Properties Advisory Commission to retrieve the monument. It directs them to return that monument to the State Capitol grounds and place it in monument park, then to simply maintain the display,” Baker, primary sponsor of the resolution, testified.
The State Capitol Monument Park includes the Kentucky Organ Donor Monument and the Kentucky COVID Memorial, among others.
Baker said there’s a long history and tradition of public monuments and displays that acknowledge the role and significance of the Ten Commandments and the role they’ve played in the history of the United States.
The Kentucky State Aerie of the Fraternal Order of Eagles donated the moment to Kentucky in 1971. It remained on permanent display until the 1980s, when it was moved to storage amid a construction project.
Lawmakers passed a resolution to return the display in 2000. However, a court prohibited the enforcement of the resolution, and the monument was…
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