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Thursday, December 22, 2011

Naming Navy ship after Cesar Chavez makes waves

Cesar ChavezThe naming of a new Navy cargo ship after farm labor leader Cesar Chavez continues to rankle conservatives in Congress who want to tighten controls over the ship naming tradition.

The angst over the Chavez decision boiled over earlier this month when the same lawmakers demanded that a review of how military ships are named be conducted.

A clause in the Dec. 12 congressional report accompanying the defense authorization bill calls on the defense secretary to review the policy for naming vessels, which has been a centuries-old prerogative of the Navy secretary.

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