Representative William Lacy Clay claims the removal of a painting by one of his constituents was an act of censorship that violates the 1st Amendment.
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Former House Republican leader Bob Michel, who died Friday two weeks shy of his 94th birthday, should be remembered as a brave veteran of the Battle of the Bulge, a patriotic public servant, a thoroughly decent man – and, yes, contrary to some public impressions today, a conservative hero. For young conservatives ignorant of Michel’s actual record, especially those who like to cite him as an example of weak, accommodationist non-leadership, it is that last assertion that may sound controversial.
Taking down student painting violatedFirst Amendment, lawmaker claims inlawsuit
A U.S. congressman is filing a federal lawsuit alleging that the constitutional rights of a Missouri man were violated when the Architect of the Capitol ordered the removal of his painting from a congressional display. Rep. William Lacy Clay, D-Mo., announced Monday that he is suing Stephen Ayers, Architect of the U.S. Capitol, in response to the “arbitrary and unconstitutional” removal of a painting created by former St. Louis student David Pulphus.
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First lady Melania Trump announced Wednesday she hired Anna Christina Niceta Lloyd as White House social secretary. Niceta Lloyd, who is known as Rickie, will help Trump with the planning and execution of social events at the White House.
‘Cops as Pigs’ Painting Removed by Architect of Capitol, Rep. Clay to Appeal
The controversial Congressional Art Competition winning student painting depicting police officers as pigs that hung in the U.S. Capitol complex for six months was removed over the Martin Luther King holiday weekend by the Architect of the Capitol for violating rules against controversial contemporary political themes. The painting’s patron, Rep. William Lacy Clay said he will appeal the removal.
Number of Democrat lawmakers boycotting Trump’s inauguration swells …
Your boss is watching you: Companies fit staff with tracking devices to they can follow their movements night and day Trump inauguration boycott grows to 19 Democrat lawmakers: Congressmen will NOT attend after The Donald’s feud with civil rights hero John Lewis, who said he will not be a ‘legitimate President’ A growing number of Democrat lawmakers are boycotting Donald Trump’s inauguration this week, in the wake of his remarks about civil rights campaigner-turned-Representative John Lewis over MLK weekend. There are now 17 Democratic Representatives saying they will spurn Trump’s swearing-in in favor of focusing on their constituents or even taking part in protests and ‘resistance’ movements.
GOP lawmaker says Capitol pig painting coming down
In this Jan. 5, 2017, photo, a painting by David Pulphus hangs in a hallway displaying paintings by high school students selected by their member of congress on Capitol Hill in Washington. A GOP congressman reported Jan. 13 that a painting stirring controversy on Capitol Hill will be taken down on Tuesday as a result of a review by the agency responsible for maintaining the Capitol complex determined it violated rules for a student arts competition.
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Off President Obama is urging Americans to “reject a politics” that seeks to create divisions along religious lines. In a presidential proclamation Friday, declaring Jan. 16 Religious Freedom Day – an annual designation – Obama explained that the federal government does not favor one religion over any others.
Weird War Over Congress Pig-Cop PaintingBy Matt Laslo
Lawmakers on Capitol Hill are supposed to be the grownups in the room, but a spat over a high school student’s painting is revealing their childish tendencies-and the episode could have broad implications for race relations under President Donald J. Trump . Every year high school students across the U.S. compete to get their art hung in the Capitol where it’s on display for the millions of visitors who walk through the complex annually, but this year one young artist’s work has inflamed racial tensions among lawmakers and revived a debate over police tactics.
Congressman takes down student’s art
A Republican lawmaker removed a high school student’s painting from a Capitol Hill display Friday because it shows a pig in a police uniform aiming a gun at African-American protesters. The image was inspired by the shooting and protests in Ferguson, Mo.
Lawmaker removes Capitol Hill art with pig in police uniform
A California lawmaker has removed a painting that showed a pig in a police uniform, one of hundreds of artworks on display at the Capitol and sponsored by a member of Congress. Joe Kasper, a spokesman for Republican Rep. Duncan Hunter, says the lawmaker unscrewed the artwork from the display and returned it to the office of Missouri Democratic Rep. William Lacy Clay.
Cops didn’t like a student painting hanging in the U.S. Capitol. So a congressman took it down.
An acrylic painting, right, by high school student David Pulphus is on display on Capitol Hill in Washington on Thursday. The painting by Pulphus, which is reported to depict Ferguson, Mo., in a chaotic scene with people marching and police officers that appear to be pigs, was chosen by Rep. William Lacy Clay Jr. as part of the annual U.S. Congressional Art Competition.