The pendulum swings after political wins, but often too far.
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Ricardo Lara, the California state senator who put forward the resolution
to memorialize the astronaut, said, “Sally Ride will be the first woman to represent California
and the first person to represent the L.G.B.T. community in the Capitol.”
Mr. Lara, a Catholic who is openly gay, added, “It’s about modernizing our heroes.”
“Symbols are important, especially for those of us who have traditionally not
seen ourselves in figures of influence or power,” Mr. Lara said.
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So who was Sally Ride ?
... An astronaut !
What does Mr Lara want to do ?
... He wants to replace a statue in the National Statuary Hall with one of Sally Ride.
Whose statue does he want to replace ?
...He wants to replace the statue of Rev.
Junipero Serra,
the 18th-century Catholic priest who established California missions
and is about to be canonized by Pope Francis.
For Jebus H Christ ... get some perspective !