Virginia Assembly Takes Another Stab at Cultural-Genocide
Virginia moves to strip tax breaks for Confederate groups
Virginia took another decisive step in its ongoing reckoning with its Confederate past as the House of Delegates, in a bipartisan move, approved legislation to strip tax-exempt status from organizations tied to the Confederacy.
House Bill 1699, which passed by a 53-42 vote on Friday, targets groups like the Virginia Division of the United Daughters of the Confederacy (UDC), ending their property and recordation tax privileges.
For Del. Alex Askew, D-Virginia Beach, the bill’s sponsor, the measure is about fairness and priorities in a state still grappling with how to honor its history without glorifying a legacy rooted in oppression.
“A tax exemption is a privilege and not a right,” Askew said during a news conference at the state Capitol in Richmond last week, emphasizing that the legislation isn’t about erasing history but addressing fiscal responsibility and equity.
The bill specifically targets several groups, including the UDC, the Confederate Memorial Literary Society, and the Stonewall Jackson Memorial, Inc. If passed by the Senate and signed into law, these organizations would be required to pay taxes on their properties, aligning with Democrats’ broader efforts to reassess Virginia’s support of Confederate…
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