Mississippi lawmakers not erasing Confederate emblem on flag

Associated Press ^ | Feb 23, 2016 6:47 PM EST | Emily Wagster Pettus

[Olog-hai]

Mississippi legislators this year won't attempt to redesign the last state flag that features the Confederate battle emblem because leaders say they can't find a majority to remove the symbol from the 122-year-old banner.

Tuesday was the deadline for legislative committees to act on general bills, and flag proposals are among hundreds of measures that died without being brought up for debate.

Some bills proposed redesigning the flag to remove the rebel cross, while others would have stripped state money from colleges and local governments that refuse to fly the current banner. One bill offered separate-but-equal flags, keeping the current one and having a second with a magnolia tree.

"I'm not saying that all of them are necessarily bad ideas, but we don't have a consensus on any of them," said Republican Rep. Jason White, chairman of the House committee in charge of the flag bills. ...

[stocksthatgoup]

Obama will be throwing a fit.

[sheik yerbouty]

Maybe he’ll have a conniption..

[MotorCityBuck]

Good for them. Take that Barry!

[knarf]

As well they SHOULDN’T !

[onyx]

MISSISSIPPI PING LIST!

[rockrr]

It’s none of n0bamas business.

[bushpilot2]

[leaning conservative]

Please put me on your ping list. Thanks!

[SkyDancer]

Good.

[FlingWingFlyer]

In yo face, crybabies!!! Grow up!

[.45 Long Colt]

Here is something for the ping list. We’ve finally got a breakthrough in the brutal burning murder of Jessica Chambers. They’ve indicted a thug and will be holding a press conference tomorrow.

http://wreg.com/2016/02/23/panola-county-investigators-to-hold-news-conference-on-jessica-chambers-case-wednesday/

[onyx]

Praise God, the investigators and the Grand Jury.
That poor girl suffered a horrible, unspeakable death by this monster.

[DoughtyOne]

[houeto]

WooHoo!!! Praise the Lord and pass the biscuits!

[houeto]

I agree with .45! THAT is surely ping worthy!

May we kill him and the Lord read his heart.

[houeto]

IF he is guilty.

[Aetius]

Didn’t the people of Mississippi vote overwhelmingly to keep the flag as is earlier this century? Didn’t a quarter of blacks vote to keep,it?

[Tupelo]

I have to say, I am glad.
We voted to keep that flag in 02, if memory serves.

[onyx]

I just don't have time to post the article.


I'm watching our FReepathon thread and trying to keep abreast of the NV voting results and my biggest difficulty is my puppy Louie!


He hates for me to use my laptop computer when he's awake and wants to play!

It's taken me over 10 minutes to compose this reply to you!