This is what happens you write a law that gives people no recourse.

For the record, here's the language in Senate Bill 22 that made it impossible to remove a monument.

Here's the bill information page, where you can see the various amendments and votes. https://www.ncleg.gov/BillLookup/2015/s22

The bill passed the Senate in April 48-0 during the Silent Sam protests. It was sold as a way to set up an orderly process and reassert NCGA control. By the time the House took it up in July things had shifted considerably. Explainer by @Lynn_Bonner https://www.newsobserver.com/news/politics-government/state-politics/article167197832.html

I remember the debate in the House and a couple of years later after McCorkle Place became a much nicer space I wrote up a long thread breaking down the amendment attempts. https://twitter.com/ludkmr/status/1031952180289458176

Here the House roll call vote for the Historic Artifact Management and Patriotism Act. Feel free to ask these folks what they were thinking. https://www.ncleg.gov/Legislation/Votes/RollCallVoteTranscript/2015/H/869

@KevinMKruse Good morning from the piedmont