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Governor Ralph Northam @VAGovernor73
The Northern Virginia region and the City of Richmond will not move to Phase Two just yet––these localities only en… https://t.co/nCA8dxSXbN — PolitiTweet.org
Governor Ralph Northam @VAGovernor73
Our hospital bed capacity remains stable, the percentage of people hospitalized with a positive or pending #COVID19… https://t.co/Q0fTIynScs — PolitiTweet.org
Governor Ralph Northam @VAGovernor73
Tomorrow, most of Virginia will begin Phase Two of our #ForwardVirginia plan to gradually ease some of the public h… https://t.co/iEQDTyhHiu — PolitiTweet.org
Governor Ralph Northam @VAGovernor73
RT @ABC: BREAKING: VA Gov. Ralph Northam announces statue of Robert E. Lee to be removed. "Yes, that statue has been there for a long time… — PolitiTweet.org
Governor Ralph Northam @VAGovernor73
RT @timkaine: It’s time. These statues are not just reminders of a painful past, but symbols of a painful present and even harbingers of a… — PolitiTweet.org
Governor Ralph Northam @VAGovernor73
America is once again looking to Virginia to lead. And make no mistake—removing a symbol is important, but it’s only a step. We still need change in this country. We need healing most of all. But symbols matter. We all know it’s time. And history will prove that. — PolitiTweet.org
Governor Ralph Northam @VAGovernor73
I believe in a Virginia that studies its past in an honest way. I believe in a Virginia that learns lessons from the past. And we all know our country needs that example right now. — PolitiTweet.org
Governor Ralph Northam @VAGovernor73
We must take action. So I am directing @DGSvirginia to remove the statue of Robert E. Lee. It will go into storage, and we will work with the community to determine its future. — PolitiTweet.org
Governor Ralph Northam @VAGovernor73
I believe in a Virginia that studies its past in an honest way. I believe that when we learn more, we can do more. And I believe that when we learn more—when we take that honest look at our past—we must do more than just talk about the future. — PolitiTweet.org
Governor Ralph Northam @VAGovernor73
In 2020, we can no longer honor a system that was based on the buying and selling of enslaved people. Yes, that statue has been there for a long time. But it was wrong then, and it is wrong now. So we’re taking it down. — PolitiTweet.org
Governor Ralph Northam @VAGovernor73
And when it’s the biggest thing around, it sends a clear message: This is what we value the most. But that’s just not true anymore. In Virginia, we no longer preach a false version of history. — PolitiTweet.org
Governor Ralph Northam @VAGovernor73
But the Lee statue is unique, both in size and in legal status. The state owns it, unlike most other statues––that was part of the plan to keep it up forever. It sits on a 100-foot circle of land, a state-owned island, surrounded by the City of Richmond. — PolitiTweet.org
Governor Ralph Northam @VAGovernor73
But voting matters, elections matter, and laws can be changed. And this year, we changed them. This year, I proposed legislation to let cities and counties decide what to do with monuments in their communities—take them down, move them somewhere else, or add additional context. — PolitiTweet.org
Governor Ralph Northam @VAGovernor73
And as the statues went up, so did lots of new laws. The people who wrote these laws knew what they were doing. They wrote other new laws to say that once a statue goes up, it can never come down. Those laws ruled for more than a century. — PolitiTweet.org
Governor Ralph Northam @VAGovernor73
The statue of Robert E. Lee is the most prominent. Lee himself didn’t want a monument, but Virginia built one any way. Instead of choosing to heal the wounds of the American civil war, they chose to keep them on display. — PolitiTweet.org
Governor Ralph Northam @VAGovernor73
Today, Virginia is home to more Confederate commemorations than any other state. That’s true because generations ago, Virginia made the decision not to celebrate unity, but to honor the cause of division. — PolitiTweet.org
Governor Ralph Northam @VAGovernor73
But symbols matter too, and Virginia has never been willing to deal with symbols––until now. — PolitiTweet.org
Governor Ralph Northam @VAGovernor73
It’s time to acknowledge the reality of institutional racism, even if you can’t see it. Public policies have kept this reality in place for a long time. That’s why we’ve been working to reform criminal justice laws, expand health care access, make it easier to vote, and more. — PolitiTweet.org
Governor Ralph Northam @VAGovernor73
I’s time to acknowledge the reality of institutional racism, even if you can’t see it. Public policies have kept this reality in place for a long time. That’s why we’ve been working to reform criminal justice laws, expand health care access, make it easier to vote, and more. — PolitiTweet.org
Governor Ralph Northam @VAGovernor73
The legacy of racism continues not just in isolated incidents like we saw in Minneapolis a few days ago. And the legacy of racism continues as part of a system that touches every person and every aspect of our lives, whether we know it or not. — PolitiTweet.org
Governor Ralph Northam @VAGovernor73
Through 400 years of American history, starting with the enslavement of Africans, through the Civil War, through Jim Crow, and Massive Resistance, and mass incarceration, black oppression has always existed in this country, just in different forms. — PolitiTweet.org
Governor Ralph Northam @VAGovernor73
Some of America’s most hopeful and forward-looking moments happened in this Commonwealth and in this capital city. When Americans first dreamed of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness—they dreamed it here in this Commonwealth. — PolitiTweet.org
Governor Ralph Northam @VAGovernor73
In Virginia, for more than 400 years, we have set high ideals about freedom and equality—but we have fallen short of them. — PolitiTweet.org
Governor Ralph Northam @VAGovernor73
Today, we’re here to be honest about our past and talk about our future. I strongly believe that we have to confront where we’ve been in order to shape where we’re going. — PolitiTweet.org
Governor Ralph Northam @VAGovernor73
I'm about to make an important announcement. WATCH LIVE: https://t.co/XKpyvVFgXK — PolitiTweet.org
Governor Ralph Northam @VAGovernor73
I will hold a press conference at 11:00 AM tomorrow. We will not have our regular 2:00 PM briefing, as there is a televised memorial service for George Floyd scheduled to begin at the same time. Please tune in. ⤵️ https://t.co/SNzU4PaCyB — PolitiTweet.org
Governor Ralph Northam @VAGovernor73
I have granted a request from local officials in the @cityofhampton to implement a temporary curfew starting at 8:00 PM tonight. Read more: https://t.co/zOlbEYkwYg — PolitiTweet.org
Governor Ralph Northam @VAGovernor73
RT @Daily_Press: The first item on Gov. Ralph Northam's agenda was discussing the recent protests over the police restraint death of George… — PolitiTweet.org
Governor Ralph Northam @VAGovernor73
I know there is more work to do, and I am committed to doing that work. — PolitiTweet.org
Governor Ralph Northam @VAGovernor73
I know these actions will not bring back the lives lost. But they will help us create the systematic change that is needed to make sure that what happened to George Floyd, and Breonna Taylor, and Ahmaud Arbery––and so many other black Americans––doesn't continue to happen. — PolitiTweet.org
