A Republican Rep from South Carolina by the name of Jeff Duncan is calling on Speaker (D-Calif) to reinstate the portraits she ordered to be removed late Thursday evening.
He wrote in a letter to Pelosi on Friday, Duncan made his case on the grounds of history. Where he claims Pelosi attempted to erase history. Duncan said,
"every leader in history, including ourselves, has flaws and imperfections"
while suggesting to Pelosi that taking down the portraits was a,
"slippery slope",
"I write you in opposition of this request, specifically the request to remove the portrait of former Speaker of the House James L. Orr of South Carolina. The 3rd Congressional District of South Carolina is the modern Congressional district Mr. Orr would have represented when he was a member of congress," -- he wrote.
Dunkin went on to rant about Orr's time in politics, noting that at the end of the Civil War, Orr was appointed by former President Andrew Jackson to represent the provisional Government of South Carolina as it rejoined the Union, also adding that he was the first governor in South Carolina elected by popular vote before going on to become the ambassador to Russia after being appointed by former President Ulysses S. Grant (R).
"To say the least, Mr. Orr not only served his home state of South Carolina, but our great nation as well in many capacities in different Presidential administrations,"-- Duncan wrote in his letter to Pelosi
"You were elected to be the Speaker for the whole House of Representatives, not just for the people of San Francisco. I am very concerned at the precedent that your actions set and that it will end with removing history."
