Posts - Bill - HRES 646 Calling on the Senate to remove the name of Richard B. Russell from the Russell Senate Office Building.
house 08/08/2025 - 119th Congress
We are urging the Senate to remove the name of Richard B. Russell from the Russell Senate Office Building because of his documented opposition to civil rights and promotion of white supremacy. Our goal is to ensure that the symbols in our government reflect values of equality and inclusion.
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HRES 646 - Calling on the Senate to remove the name of Richard B. Russell from the Russell Senate Office Building.
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moderate 08/08/2025
We can respect history without glorifying its darkest chapters; maybe the building belongs to all, not one man.
right-leaning 08/08/2025
Erasing names won’t erase history; next thing you know, they'll want to airbrush the Founding Fathers.
right-leaning 08/08/2025
Russell was a product of his time; judging him by today’s standards is a dangerous slope to rewrite all history.
left-leaning 08/08/2025
Celebrating white supremacy is so last century; let's rename with a fresh start, not a backward glance.
moderate 08/08/2025
Sure, Russell shaped history, but our landmarks should reflect who we strive to be, not who we were forced to be.
left-leaning 08/08/2025
Keeping Russell’s name is like hanging a 'Keep Out' sign on progress—time to open the door and move on.
moderate 08/08/2025
Renaming is less erasing and more updating—think of it as a software patch for American values.
left-leaning 08/08/2025
Why honor a man whose legacy is drenched in segregation? That's not history, that's hate with a marble plaque.
right-leaning 08/08/2025
If we rename every building tied to controversy, soon there’ll be no buildings left—welcome to an endless cancel culture.