On Thursday morning Sen. Roy Blunt (R-Mo) blocked a bill to remove Confederate statues from the nation's Capitol.
The bill was initially meant to be passed by unanimous consent which allows legislation to pass without a vote, while also enabling just one senator to block it. In an attempt made by Senator Minority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) and Sen. Cory Booker (D.N.Y.).
This measure was set to remove statues of the individuals who took up arms against the United States when they voluntarily served the Confederacy.
Booker says, keeping statues of Confederate Soldiers at the Capitol is a;
“painful, insulting, difficult injury."
"The continued presence of these statues in the halls is an effrontery to African Americans and the ideals of our nation,"— he added.
Schumer says that passing the bill to remove these statues brings us one step closer to confronting the,
"poison of racism."
"Candidly, I don't think it would be too imposing to ask our states not to send statues of people who actively fought against this country. You know, there is a reason that Connecticut doesn't send a statute of Benedict Arnold,"— Schumer said.
