ATLANTA — The Georgia Senate on Tuesday approved a proposal to install a statue of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas at the state Capitol.
Senate Bill 69 would add Thomas to the gallery of famous Georgians honored with a statue on the Capitol grounds. No public funds would be spent on the statue. But the proposal sparked a debate that underscored the volatile politics of a closely divided swing state.
In another demonstration of partisan division, the Senate also approved a resolution honoring the group Greater Georgia Action and its chair, former U.S. Sen. Kelly Loeffler.
