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Posted by: Kate Prince on Feb 16, 2021

State House Speaker Cameron Sexton, R-Crossville, and Senate Speaker Randy McNally, R-Oak Ridge, are requesting an opinion from Attorney General Herbert Slatery on efforts to remove the Nathan Bedford Forrest bust from the state Capitol, the Tennessean reports. The speakers are asking Slatery to weigh in on whether proper procedure was followed in the most recent attempt to remove the statue. They say a step was missed after the State Capitol Commission voted in favor of a petition asking for the move, arguing that code requires the State Building Commission to concur with any action from the commission. According to the Tennessee Journal, the Tennessee Historical Commission is scheduled to meet on Thursday in what is supposed to be the final step in the removal process.