[wbill]

Officials of the S.C. Central Railroad, which owns the land where the billboard stood, said the message was “controversial” and needed to come down.

Sounds to me like the private property owners decided not to support the SCV. What's the problem?

If this group would like to put up a billboard, then they can put it up on their own land, or with a landowner that supports their beliefs.

[LexBaird]

Sounds to me like the private property owners decided not to support the SCV. What's the problem?

Well, you can see the railroad's point. The last time that flag was flown over a railroad, a bunch of guys in blue coats came along and tied all the tracks into knots.