There is no possible way Nancy Pelosi had any idea who was behind this proposal. However, should someone bring this background to her attention, she might want to find a way to recind this invitation, like, pronto.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has approved a Robert E. Lee birthday celebration on April 7th at Statuary Hall in the U.S. Capitol by the United Daughters of the Confederacy (UDC) Chapter No. 644.

Sounds harmless so far, right? The UDC is a legitimate historical organization, not unlike the Daughters of the American Revolution and similar descendants groups. This particular chapter, however, brings along some unfortunate baggage:

The organization is being joined in the celebration by the Jefferson Davis Camp No. 305 of the Sons of Confederate Veterans (SCV). Richard Hines, the commander of the Jefferson Davis Camp No. 305 is the major financial sponsor of Kirk Lyons, the white supremacist lawyer for the Ku Klux Klan and the Aryan Nations, according to John Edward Hurley, president of the Confederate Memorial Association.