The Biden administration's National Park Service proposal to remove the William Penn statue in Philadelphia's historic center, announced just last week, has already been finalized. scrapped The public comment period was closed in response to a unanimous outcry from Americans across the political spectrum.
The NPS announced on January 5th. suggestion Welcome Park, established in 1982 to commemorate Pennsylvania's 300th anniversary, has decided to remove Penn's statue from the park, which was named after the ship Welcome that brought Penn to the area from his native England. Blaze News previously reported.
The purpose of removing the tribute to Penn, a Quaker whose pacifism led to decades of peaceful relations between settlers and Native American tribes, was “to expand upon Philadelphia's Native American history.” To achieve this goal, NPS is working with the Haudenosaunee Tribe of Oklahoma, Delaware, and the Delaware Indian It consulted with members of the tribe, the Shawnee Nation and the Eastern Shawnee Nation, the release said.
But the backlash against the proposal was swift and intense, and officials appear not to have consulted with representatives of many other groups. The initial announcement said the NPS website would provide the public with an opportunity to share their thoughts and concerns about the proposal from January 8th to January 21st, but the end of January 8th. By now, the NPS has issued a new statement confirming that: The proposal has been withdrawn and the public comment period has ended.
The original proposal was merely a “preliminary draft” that was “prematurely released” because it “has not undergone the agency's full internal review.” statement He said this was despite the fact that the NPS was the agency that controlled the review and release process.
“No changes are planned to the William Penn statue,” the statement reiterated.
Leaders of both major political parties are celebrating the proposal's passage. Democratic Gov. Josh Shapiro even claimed he was directly involved in making it happen.
“My team has been in contact with the Biden administration throughout the day to correct this decision,” he wrote to X.
Pennsylvania House Speaker Brian Cutler, a Republican, expressed similar sentiments. “It is the right decision by the Biden administration and the National Park Service to reverse the decision to remove the William Penn statue from Welcome Park,” he wrote. Facebook. “I am glad to see common sense and an accurate depiction of history prevailing in this irrational, ideologically-based attempt at exclusion.”
Despite this rare example of unity across the political spectrum, some left-wing news outlets ridiculed the decision and ignored concerns that appeared to be shared by the overwhelming majority of respondents. “A proposed plan to remove the William Penn statue from Old Town's Welcome Park was withdrawn by the National Park Service on Monday.” After being heavily criticized by Republican state lawmakers and other conservatives.” he sneered. philadelphia voice (Emphasis added.)
PhillyVoice also downplayed the historic and patriotic significance of the statue and Welcome Park, citing a left-wing Philadelphia blogger who downplayed the park as a “forgotten Brutalist square.” Welcome Park is located just a few blocks from Independence Hall and the Liberty Bell and is included in one of the Independence Hall Association's virtual park stops.Philadelphia History Tour. ”
“If they had removed the statue without announcing it, no one would have noticed or cared,” another Pennsylvanian quoted by the outlet tweeted.
Axios Philadelphia He even appeared to hint that the scrapping of the proposal could be the result of racism. In its report, the magazine lamented that “women, African Americans, and Native Americans remain significantly underrepresented compared to white men at American monuments, including those in Philadelphia.”
“A coalition of tribal nations claims the parkland was given to them in the 1700s and remains theirs,” the paper said.
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William Penn statue to remain in Philly park after backlash so severe Biden admin closed public comments
The Biden administration's National Park Service proposal to remove the William Penn statue in Philadelphia's historic center, announced just last week, has already been finalized. scrapped The public comment period was closed in response to a unanimous outcry from Americans across the political spectrum.
The NPS announced on January 5th. suggestion Welcome Park, established in 1982 to commemorate Pennsylvania's 300th anniversary, has decided to remove Penn's statue from the park, which was named after the ship Welcome that brought Penn to the area from his native England. Blaze News previously reported.
The purpose of removing the tribute to Penn, a Quaker whose pacifism led to decades of peaceful relations between settlers and Native American tribes, was “to expand upon Philadelphia's Native American history.” To achieve this goal, NPS is working with the Haudenosaunee Tribe of Oklahoma, Delaware, and the Delaware Indian It consulted with members of the tribe, the Shawnee Nation and the Eastern Shawnee Nation, the release said.
But the backlash against the proposal was swift and intense, and officials appear not to have consulted with representatives of many other groups. The initial announcement said the NPS website would provide the public with an opportunity to share their thoughts and concerns about the proposal from January 8th to January 21st, but the end of January 8th. By now, the NPS has issued a new statement confirming that: The proposal has been withdrawn and the public comment period has ended.
The original proposal was merely a “preliminary draft” that was “prematurely released” because it “has not undergone the agency's full internal review.” statement He said this was despite the fact that the NPS was the agency that controlled the review and release process.
“No changes are planned to the William Penn statue,” the statement reiterated.
Leaders of both major political parties are celebrating the proposal's passage. Democratic Gov. Josh Shapiro even claimed he was directly involved in making it happen.
“My team has been in contact with the Biden administration throughout the day to correct this decision,” he wrote to X.
Pennsylvania House Speaker Brian Cutler, a Republican, expressed similar sentiments. “It is the right decision by the Biden administration and the National Park Service to reverse the decision to remove the William Penn statue from Welcome Park,” he wrote. Facebook. “I am glad to see common sense and an accurate depiction of history prevailing in this irrational, ideologically-based attempt at exclusion.”
Despite this rare example of unity across the political spectrum, some left-wing news outlets ridiculed the decision and ignored concerns that appeared to be shared by the overwhelming majority of respondents. “A proposed plan to remove the William Penn statue from Old Town's Welcome Park was withdrawn by the National Park Service on Monday.” After being heavily criticized by Republican state lawmakers and other conservatives.” he sneered. philadelphia voice (Emphasis added.)
PhillyVoice also downplayed the historic and patriotic significance of the statue and Welcome Park, citing a left-wing Philadelphia blogger who downplayed the park as a “forgotten Brutalist square.” Welcome Park is located just a few blocks from Independence Hall and the Liberty Bell and is included in one of the Independence Hall Association's virtual park stops.Philadelphia History Tour. ”
“If they had removed the statue without announcing it, no one would have noticed or cared,” another Pennsylvanian quoted by the outlet tweeted.
Axios Philadelphia He even appeared to hint that the scrapping of the proposal could be the result of racism. In its report, the magazine lamented that “women, African Americans, and Native Americans remain significantly underrepresented compared to white men at American monuments, including those in Philadelphia.”
“A coalition of tribal nations claims the parkland was given to them in the 1700s and remains theirs,” the paper said.
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