MEMO TO: LAWMAKERS, POLITICIANS-THE REMOVAL OF STATUES AND HISTORY  SHOULD BE UP FOR VOTE BY AMERICA'S  CITIZENS.

THE KUHNS REPORT

LAS VEGAS - Hello America, and how is the world treating you?

 Removing Confederate statues and monuments is mass hysteria in mob think. I would  suggest that these lawmakers in the cities and states who are willy-nilly making  decisions to take down  the Confederate symbols step back, take a deep breath, cool off, and use common sense.

The politicians and lawmakers attempting to appease different faction and groups by removing the historical statues made of metal, granite, and stone, are playing into  the hands of these groups. I would remind the state and county and community leaders that poll after poll taken recently, has  come to the same conclusion-- that being, more than sixty-two (62%) percent of the people in the United States "DO NOT" want the Confederate statutes and monuments removed.

If there is such a thing as lawmakers and politicians listening to the people  and doing the peoples bidding, then I would think that the quick on the draw, knee-jerk, reaction by the lawmakers should stop. It's obvious the majority of the people want the statutes and monuments to stay as they are, where they are.

I suggest that if the politicians, lawmakers, and community leaders across this country were serious and fair and truly wanted to to hear the people's voice in this matter, (which I believe deserves debate), they would  put the matter of Confederate statue and monument removal to votes. I say, let each city, county, and state vote as to if  the statues and monuments should be removed, or stay where they are. Folks, that would be the democratic way to do things.

We do not  need individual mayors, and governors, or any politician  or lawmaker making an arbitrary decision on their own, or in secret meeting with their city council to act like a thief in the night,under cover of darkness, remove  statues/monuments. All citizens should have a say. What are the lawmakers afraid of? Are they a bunch of wimpy, spineless jerks,  who doesn't trust the people to decide by way of a democratic vote? Let's put the matter on ballots. Let's really see what the citizens of America want to happen.

If the lawmakers and politicians across this country continue to act on their own and fail to listen to the majority of the people, this country is going to become nothing but a Banana Republic. We in America will be no better than the  dictator regimes that have purged monuments and statues from their societies. Fact is, some of these corrupt regimes that first removed  statutes and monuments then banned certain books and reading materials, (and had books set ablaze), in town squares. It didn't stop there. They erased photographs of specific persons from sight and mind. They then took control of the media  (television, newspapers, magazines, and radio).

Like president Trump has said. "Where does it stop? I think we are on that muddy, slippery hill and about to dirty up our American way. Since the Charlottesville incident last week there are lawmakers, politicians, and certain groups, who seriously, actually, want to remove the faces from Mount  Rushmore. These same people are also making a move to do away with the Thomas Jefferson Memorial and wipe away the name of president George Washington by removing statues of him, removing his name from building,,parks, etc. -- that's crazy.

It appears to me that some of these groups and lawmakers have the  strong desire  and sole intent to tear down the country as we know it. When  American politicians, lawmakers, and certain groups, begin to remove, erase , and rewrite history and America's past, that is the beginning of the end.

Their actions will sink America to the same depths  as Venezuela, Libya, Cuba, and  the Banana Republics of South and Central America -- and yes, Iraq and Syria. If you recall, destroying thousand year old monuments and statues was one of the first tasks of ISIS and the Taliban. They moved on from there to destroy and erase libraries and building which held the rich history of those countries.

Bottom line: A memo to the governors, politicians, and lawmakers across America:

Put the removal of Confederate  statutes and monuments (and any other erasure of  America's history) to a vote (BY THE AMERICAN CITIZENS), of this country. --And, that's my opinion. Make your own decisions. You decide.

BRADLEY W. KUHNS, Ph.D., O.M.D.
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Dr. Kuhns can be reached y email at:
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