Dems Want To Remove George Washington From State Flag
When Washington became a state in 1889, the state seal was designed with the first president, George Washington, on it. The face on that seal then became part of the state flag, which was officially adopted on March 5, 1923. According to state law, “The official flag of the state of Washington shall be of dark green silk or bunting and shall bear in its center a reproduction of the seal of the state of Washington embroidered, printed, painted or stamped thereon.”
Washington is the only state that is named after a president.
Now, Democrats are trying to remove the state’s namesake from its flag. House Bill 1938 was recently introduced by state Reps. Strom Peterson, Julia Reed, and Greg Nance, all of whom are Democrats.
“While George Washington is an important national figure, he has limited historical connection to the state itself. This makes his image less meaningful as a symbol for the state,” they claimed while attempting to justify their intention to strip away a historical reference to a Founding Father, something Democrats are consistently trying to do.
According to local news outlet My Northwest, “If House Bill 1938 is enacted, the Washington State Flag Redesign Committee will work toward adopting a new design by July 1, 2028. The proposed design will then be submitted to voters for approval in a general election, ensuring that any change to the state flag reflects the will of Washington’s citizens.”
A blogger based in Washington state, who is scheduled to testify in support of removing the first president’s face from the flag, wrote a shockingly anti-American blog post titled: “The Washington State flag is deeply and historically bad and we should change it.”
“Washington’s flag is uninspired. It was not the result of a broad public process but rather something we arrived at late, 34 years after statehood,” he wrote. “While the name honors a national figure, its origins reflect a moment when the voices of the people living in the region were overlooked. I’m not saying we need to go as far as changing the state’s name (that would be crazy! looks around), but we don’t need to underline it with a state flag.”
Meanwhile, Washington state Republican lawmakers have fired back at the ridiculous plan, pointing out that the Democrats’ priorities are incredibly skewed. In a post on X, the official Washington House Republicans’ account highlighted the fact that the state has the “Third highest crime rate,” “Third highest cost of gas,” and the “Third largest homeless population.”
They went on to point out that despite these statistics, House Democrats are thinking: “I know, let’s cancel George Washington.”
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