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\nSchool for Wayward Boys<\/p>\n
\nSchool for Wayward Boys<\/p>\n
…the Republican led Senate Armed Services Committee has voted to approve an amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) renaming all military bases currently named for Confederates. Exactly what pressing issue this would solve was left unsaid, but this is not a trivial undertaking and will shift scarce resources away from real problems facing the military. Our tax dollars at work.<\/p>\n
LAURA WIDENER<\/strong><\/p>\n The Republican-led Senate Armed Services Committee voted on Wednesday to approve an amendment to the NDAA that would require the renaming of military bases named for Confederate leaders.<\/p>\n The committee announced on Thursday that it had voted to advance the NDAA and included an executive summary with text confirming the amendment.<\/p>\n \u201cEstablishing a commission to study and provide recommendations concerning the removal, names, symbols, displays, monuments, and paraphernalia that honor or commemorate the Confederate States of America, addressing an implementation plan, cost, and criteria for renaming, among other procedures. The implementation plan is to be implemented three years after enactment,\u201d the summary states.<\/p>\n The amendment, which was introduced by Democrat Sen. Elizabeth Warren and passed via voice vote in a closed-door committee meeting, will give the Pentagon a three-year deadline to rename the bases, Roll Call first reported.<\/p>\n On Tuesday, Warren said in a tweet that she had filed the amendment the previous week.<\/p>\n \u201cAs a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, I filed an amendment to the annual defense bill last week to rename all bases named for Confederate generals. It\u2019s long past time to end the tribute to white supremacy on our military installations,\u201d Warren said in the tweet.<\/em><\/p>\n Warren\u2019s tweet came in a response to an opinion piece written by retired Gen. David Petraeus published in The Atlantic which urged the administration to rename the 10 U.S. military bases named for Confederate leaders.<\/p>\n Also on Wednesday, White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany said that Trump would \u201cnot be signing legislation that renames America\u2019s forts,\u201d and echoed Trump\u2019s opposition to such renaming.<\/p>\n Trump declared in a tweet on Wednesday that he would \u201cnot even consider\u201d such an action.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n