Fred Teeboom
24 Cheyenne Drive
Nashua, NH 03063
(603) 889-2316
fredtee(@comecast.net
27 October 2020
Board of Aldermen and Mayor Jim Donchess
City of Nashua
P.O. Box 2019
Nashua NH 03061
Subject: Misguided Cultural Confiscation
Dear Aldermen:
There appears to be fanaticism in current Nashua city government to revise American political
tradition.
Most recently the board ordained that Columbus Day be renamed Indj genous Peoples’ Day.
Under the guise of a “welcoming city” many are declared unwelcome.
The underhanded way this was done takes particular notice. The resolution (R-20-077), in
eliminating a nearly 100 year old federally recognized holiday, avoided public debate by not
placing this question before the city voters as a non-binding referendum.
This resolution represents the zeal by aldermen with private agenda to rewrite American history,
same as other fanatics are tumbling Civil War statues, removing confederate flags and renaming
signs and symbols and organizations, claiming cultural injury.
In recognizing one cultural group, Native-Americans, another cultural group, Italian-Americans
is rejected. Not very welcoming, folks
Alderman Lopez, a strong proponent, during the Personnel and Administrative Affairs Committee
meeting on 5 October-2020 stated, “....there are people who want to be heard.....we give the
opportunity to the public to debate the issue.” But no such debate took place.
Public debate must occur before adoption, adhering to standard practice, not following adoption.
What is next? Remove the Star of David from the local synagogue because this icon represents a
religion that may be unacceptable to some Christians? Destroy The Alamo because it symbolizes
the capture of Texas and most of the Western United States from the Mexicans? Remove a flag
from City Hall Plaza that recognizes females because it offends transgendered males?
| strongly recommend reconsideration of the adoption of the Indigenous Peoples’ Day resolution in
favor of placing this question on the next municipal ballot so that it can be publicly debated.
Fred 8. om
Former‘A Iderntmat-Large
