Jeb Bush on S.C. Confederate flag: 'I'm confident they will do the right thing'

CNN Politics ^ | June 20, 2015 | Ashley Killough

[CdMGuy]

We need another Bush in the White House like I need a hole in my head. Just one more reason why I will not vote to give this guy the nomination. Keep that flag flying.

PS I am a Northerner.

[TNoldman]

I have a front licence plate that has an American Flag and a Confederate Battle Flag together. I’ m thinking of removing it from my truck and hanging it up in my garage.

I’m concerned that I am making myself and family a target of some wacho.

This is a sad day for our Country.

[Lopeover]

Jeb! Wants us to fly the Mexican flag & celebrate Cinco de Mayo! Oh, wait we already do that!

[trebb]

A bit of a misnomer in your rant. No current candidate would fly the Confederate flag as a symbol of his/her campaign. Cruz's "non-answer" is to keep from falling into the sort of trap that your rant indicates you would have him step into - if he stands with State's rights under the constitution, it will be jumped on as supporting the Confederate flag and that is just crap. The real issue isn't the flag, it's the 1st and 10th amendments and while one can decide to not like the Confederate flag, one can't condemn individuals and States for exercising their rights under the Constitution w/o condemning the Constitution too.

Folks wanting to get rid of "offensive crap" has been instrumental to those who have been destroying the Constitutional Rights and Freedoms of the People.

[Reno89519]

Flying the Confederate flag is not a state’s rights issue. Never has been. My guess is that Cruz, child of a legal emigrant family from Cuba could care less about the flag but doesn’t want to unnecessarily irritate part of his constituency, thus his, leave it to states, a non-answer. Personally, he should, like others, get off the fence and say how he feels. My complaint here is that he does this with illegal aliens as well. A pattern.