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It is apparently illegal for the university to rename Confederate Drive
Posted on 8/6/14 at 11:45 am
Posted on 8/6/14 at 11:45 am
Mississippi Code 55-15-81 provides that streets named in honor of military units, organizations or events may not be renamed. This would certainly include a street serving a Confederate cemetery, named in memory of the men interred therein.
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The relevant code section reads as follows:
(1) None of the following items, structures or areas may be relocated, removed, disturbed, altered, renamed or rededicated: Any Revolutionary War, War of 1812, Mexican-American War, War Between the States, Spanish-American War, World War I, World War II, Korean War, Vietnam War, Persian Gulf War, War in Iraq or Native American Wars statues, monuments, memorials or nameplates (plaques), which have been erected on public property of the state or any of its political subdivisions, such as local, municipal or county owned public areas, and any statues, monuments, memorials, nameplates (plaques), schools, streets, bridges, buildings, parks preserves, reserves or other public items, structure or areas of the state or any of its political subdivisions, such as, local, municipal or county owned public areas, which have been dedicated in memory of, or named for, any historical military figure, historical military event, military organization or military unit.
FTR, I have no problem with Ole Miss renaming Confederate Drive. It's just going to be embarrassing when this gets blown out of proportion by the national media when the university gets sued for doing (or attempting to do )this.
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Posted on 8/6/14 at 11:46 am to Toddy
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It is apparently illegal for the university to rename Confederate Drive
Good
Posted on 8/6/14 at 11:48 am to Toddy
My man.
What'd you search for on Lexis to find this?
What'd you search for on Lexis to find this?
Posted on 8/6/14 at 12:24 pm to Toddy
Who cares
Posted on 8/6/14 at 12:32 pm to Toddy
Posted on 8/6/14 at 12:57 pm to Toddy
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Mississippi Code 55-15-81 provides that streets named in honor of military units, organizations or events may not be renamed. This would certainly include a street serving a Confederate cemetery, named in memory of the men interred therein.
Which military unit, organization or event is the street named for?
The Confederate States of America was a political entity. It had a military, but I'm not sure that counts.
Posted on 8/6/14 at 1:41 pm to Toddy
Just rename it Chucky Mullins drive and move on... We have a 2+ story high Confederate soldier monument entering the circle.
Posted on 8/6/14 at 1:51 pm to Toddy
I would hope that everyone would choose to honor an Ole Miss Football legend who died due to playing for our school over naming it Confederacy Drive. But that's just me.
This post was edited on 8/6/14 at 1:53 pm
Posted on 8/6/14 at 8:29 pm to Toddy
Good! It shouldn't be renamed.
Posted on 8/8/14 at 12:17 pm to Toddy
I don't think this statute would hold up in court.
According to this law, if we had a big ole statue of Hitler in the middle of campus, we couldn't take it down. If we had an Andrew Jackson avenue (which we probably do) then we wouldn't be able to change the name. The supreme court is conservative leaning, but also federalist. If this went that far (which would be stupid) It would probably go 6-3 with Kennedy and Roberts joining the dems.
According to this law, if we had a big ole statue of Hitler in the middle of campus, we couldn't take it down. If we had an Andrew Jackson avenue (which we probably do) then we wouldn't be able to change the name. The supreme court is conservative leaning, but also federalist. If this went that far (which would be stupid) It would probably go 6-3 with Kennedy and Roberts joining the dems.
This post was edited on 8/8/14 at 12:36 pm
Posted on 8/8/14 at 12:47 pm to Toddy
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Mississippi Code 55-15-81 provides that streets named in honor of military units, organizations or events may not be renamed. This would certainly include a street serving a Confederate cemetery, named in memory of the men interred therein.
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(1) None of the following items, structures or areas may be relocated, removed, disturbed, altered, renamed or rededicated: Any Revolutionary War, War of 1812, Mexican-American War, War Between the States, Spanish-American War, World War I, World War II, Korean War, Vietnam War, Persian Gulf War, War in Iraq or Native American Wars
This is pending the Civil War is to be considered a "Revolutionary War".
....which it wouldn't be.
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