RICHMOND, Va.: An enormous statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee was cut into pieces and hauled away from Richmonds Monument Avenue three weeks ago, but plaintiffs who failed to block the removal want Virginia’s Supreme Court to reconsider its decision allowing it.
Four property owners filed a request Wednesday with the high court for a rehearing, alleging the justices made several fundamental errors in their Sept. 2 decision, The Richmond Times-Dispatch reported.
The unanimous ruling observed that values change and public policy changes too in a democracy. The court cited testimony from historians who said the enormous statue was erected in 1890 to honor the southern white citizenrys defense of a pre-Civil War life that depended on slavery and the subjugation of Black people.
Restoring the monument would be ideal for the plaintiffs, but lawyer Patrick M. McSweeney said his clients dont think the state owns and controls the monument. The state wants to keep the monument and land while disavowing promises made to obtain them.
Such a result allows the Commonwealth to take property without compensation, the petition states.
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