Is it a move to update the flag or to erase a historical figure?
Our nation’s first president has graced the state flag of Washington since 1923, but now Democratic lawmakers want to remove the founding father and replace him with something more suitable to the Evergreen State. House Bill 1938 would create a committee to design a new flag by 2028. Sponsored by state Rep. Strom Peterson, the proposal is getting a lot of heat from Republicans.
“To be the only state in the nation to be named after a president is a distinct honor,” Republican state Rep. Hunter Abell argued. “One that we should not take for granted and we certainly should not be ashamed of or attempt to eliminate him from our flag.”
“We’re not asking to remove George Washington from the history of Washington state,” Peterson explained. “This is…
