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Originally posted by APLP
The Democratic leadership refused to allow him on the Assembly floor and there will be no 4th of July celebration. A memo from the Democratic speaker's office said "problems have arisen both with regards to the spirit, content and participation of various individuals with regard to the ceremony." Apparently, they said that he did not believe in the "separation of church and state" and they didn't like the policies he supported as a United States Senator and therefore they would not allow him to be on the Assembly floor or to speak.
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The Assembly did meet on that day. And we did have a ceremony that lasted nearly 20 minutes. That ceremony was to celebrate the career of a reporter from the LA Times on the occasion of his retirement. Democrats universally praised him as being "balanced." He was allowed to speak for about 10
minutes. Admiral Denton was no longer in the building.
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This is disgusting and repulsive to me, but beyond my rage is the profound sadness that too many in this Country continue to slap the face of so many who gave so much. And they choose not to celebrate the birth of our Nation at all....but instead honor some reporter?