Is Arizona Governor Ducey An Opportunist?

Posted: 6/27/2015

Trigger

I heard this week on NPR on my way to work and here is an article relying on Associated Press. To quote from the article: “Gov. Doug Ducey says he’ll have the state transportation department review the name of a highway memorializing the Confederacy’s president, Jefferson Davis.

Ducey said Friday that he’d like to see those stretches of highway renamed after Arizonans.”

Was Jefferson Davis really only about slavery? Or is there more to this man in history? I don’t know enough about him, but I strongly suspect this man was a lot more than a slavery supporter.

A Piece Of History

Just read: “As Lieutenant Colonel in the Confederate Army, Baylor's  [John Baylor (1822-1894)] forces won decisive control of the proposed Arizona Territory in 1861, and he proclaimed himself governor.

In 1862, he issued an order to kill all adult Apache natives and take their children into slavery.  The order so appalled Confederate President Jefferson Davis that he relieved Baylor of command.” (source). “There is no indication that any of his officers ever followed this order. Nevertheless, when news of it reached Confederate President Jefferson Davis, he immediately relieved Baylor of his position as governor. His commission in the army was also revoked.” (Wikipedia)

Governor Ducey brush up on your history knowledge! Is this the reason the highway was memorialized in the name of Jefferson Davis?

Why Not Rename Jefferson Or Washington Street?

Were these two founders not slave holders themselves? Absurd, right!

Very Disappointing

When your governor jumps the gun in the wake of a horrible event instead of remaining cool, calm, and collected and respond with reason.