Oppose the Helms Federal Office Building
Whereas U.S. Congresswoman Renee Ellmers of North Carolina has introduced a bill to name the historic Century Post Office in Raleigh after the late NC Senator Jesse Helms…
We, the undersigned, urge Congress to reject this idea and to recognize that it is morally wrong to reward intolerance. As a long-time Senator of our North Carolina, Jesse Helms actively opposed civil rights, voting rights, disability rights, women's rights and gay rights. He attacked children receiving food stamps, fought against a federal holiday to commemorate Martin Luther King, Jr. and routinely engaged in political and editorial rhetoric that was divisive and rightly considered hate speech.
Some may say he was a product of his times, but the truth is that he remained a spokesperson for divisiveness and intolerance long after the times had changed around him.
To name a building after him would be a slap in the face to all North Carolinians, but particularly those who are African-American, women or gay. We refuse to endorse an act that would insult our family, friends, neighbors, co-workers and loved ones.
Therefore, we urge you to reject the idea that any building should be named after Jesse Helms, either now or in the future.
| Number | Date | Name | Location | Add a personal comment here, ... |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8473 | Sun Jan 20 15:12:26 EST 2013 | Anonymous | Graham, NC | I oppose anthing named after Jesse Helms and he should never be honored. |
| 8472 | Sun Jan 20 15:11:38 EST 2013 | Anonymous | Graham, NC | I oppose anthing named after Jesse Helms and he should never be honored. |
| 8471 | Sun Jan 20 15:11:11 EST 2013 | Anonymous | Graham, NC | I oppose anthing named after Jesse Helms and he should never be honored. |
| 8470 | Sun Jan 20 15:10:11 EST 2013 | Anonymous | Graham, NC | I oppose anthing named after Jesse Helms and he should never be honored. |
| 8469 | Sun Jan 20 15:08:35 EST 2013 | Jan Peterman | Graham, NC | I oppose anthing named after Jesse Helms. |
| 8468 | Sat Jan 19 19:23:34 EST 2013 | cornelia steele | graham, | he disgraced us enough when he was alive! |
| 8467 | Fri Jan 18 08:16:55 EST 2013 | Melvin Riddick | Huntersville, NC | Sorry. The late Jesse Helms should not be honored in anyway.
His thoghts and ideas do not reflect our progressive state. |
| 8466 | Fri Jan 18 08:16:02 EST 2013 | Melvin Riddick | Huntersville, NC | Sorry. The late Jesse Helms should not be honored in anyway.
His thoghts and ideas do not reflect our progressive state. |
| 8465 | Wed Jan 16 21:12:09 EST 2013 | Michael Pugh | NC | |
| 8464 | Wed Jan 16 14:42:36 EST 2013 | Anonymous | Tarboro, NC | |
| 8463 | Mon Jan 14 20:13:16 EST 2013 | Brian Finch | ||
| 8462 | Mon Jan 14 13:59:20 EST 2013 | Susan Pyatt | Marion, NC | |
| 8461 | Mon Jan 14 11:15:33 EST 2013 | Kelly Cross | ||
| 8460 | Mon Jan 14 07:04:19 EST 2013 | Danielle R Cohen | NC | A bigot who is merely "a product of his times" is still a bigot. Someone worthy of an honor like this would have transcended his era's narrow thinking, not represented and clung to the worst of it. |
| 8459 | Sun Jan 13 15:25:26 EST 2013 | Donald Procopio | Raleigh, NC | |
| 8458 | Sat Jan 12 16:48:28 EST 2013 | Helen Tart | Raleigh, NC | He did not represent the best of North Carolina; he reflected the worst. |
| 8457 | Fri Jan 11 21:18:11 EST 2013 | Anonymous | Mooresville, NC | He was known as "Senator No." Not the kind of person that we should fondly remember. |
| 8456 | Fri Jan 11 17:06:12 EST 2013 | Meredith Bell | NC | |
| 8455 | Thu Jan 10 14:22:06 EST 2013 | Wiley Post | Hurdle Mills, NC | We need jobs. Not another building with a new name. Pass a JOBS BILL!!!! |
| 8454 | Thu Jan 10 14:02:25 EST 2013 | geo hunter | durham, NC | I remember this man spewing his hate when I was just in elementary school. I saw him as a very hateful man until the day he died. Why, because he could, and had media power behind him. I often wondered More.... |
| 8453 | Thu Jan 10 09:24:20 EST 2013 | Oxner | Fayetteville, NC | I almost did not move to this state because of Sen. Helms' intolerance, but I gave it a chance. Not only have I now lived here for 19 years because of the progress I've seen, but I had a child here and More.... |
| 8452 | Wed Jan 09 22:45:30 EST 2013 | Mark Russell | lexington , KY | Frank Porter Graham represents all that is good about North Carolina. Not Senator Helms. A monument to a segregationist is not acceptable in an enlightened state like North Carolina. |
| 8451 | Wed Jan 09 19:17:42 EST 2013 | Mark Russell | lexington , KY | Frank Porter Graham represents all that is good about North Carolina. Not Senator Helms. A monument to a segregationist is not acceptable in an enlightened state like North Carolina. |
| 8450 | Wed Jan 09 17:36:37 EST 2013 | Anonymous | ||
| 8449 | Wed Jan 09 17:16:23 EST 2013 | William Boyle |
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