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Mississippi flag ordered out of park near Statue of Liberty [by NJ governor Murphy]
Associated Press ^ | April 26, 2019 | Mike Catalini

Posted on 04/26/2019 3:57:00 PM PDT by Olog-hai

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy on Friday ordered that the Mississippi flag, which carries a Confederate emblem, be replaced by the American flag at a state park that overlooks the Statue of Liberty.

Murphy ordered the removal of Mississippi’s flag from a display of each state’s flag at Liberty State Park, a preserve of more than 1,200 acres in Jersey City that overlooks Ellis Island and Lady Liberty.

Murphy is a first-term Democrat and a self-styled progressive who regularly cited the Emma Lazarus poem at the statue’s base that invites immigrants to America.

New Jersey, he said, is rooted in diversity, and the flag doesn’t fit.

“The Confederate symbol displayed on the Mississippi state flag is reprehensible and does not reflect our values of inclusivity and equality,” he said in a statement. […]

Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant, a Republican, said in a statement Friday: “I’m disappointed in Gov. Murphy’s actions. As I have repeatedly said, the voters of Mississippi should decide what the state flag is or is not.” …

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TOPICS: Government; News/Current Events; US: Michigan; US: Mississippi; US: New Jersey
KEYWORDS: aliens; assholeoftheyear; badabing; badaboom; bobmenendez; bryant; confederateflag; corybooker; culturalrevolution; ellisisland; gardenstate; hypocrisy; illegals; jerseycity; jerseyshore; liberalagenda; libertystatepark; murphy; newjersey; philmurphy; sanctuarystate; snookie; statueofliberty; thesituation
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To: Olog-hai

Moreover, the DUMB-bunny Governor of NJ needs to check out that OVER half of the Mississippi voters voted FOR the MS flag, including the majority of MS’s BLACK voters.

IF you believe that the WBTS was to “preserve slavery”, you need to do some SERIOUS reading from the ORIGINAL DOCUMENTS. = The War had LITTLE to do with slavery & several NORTHERN States continued to have human slavery until AFTER Richmond fell.

For starters, the VERY FIRST new CSA “regular Army unit” organized was an ALL BLACK Confederate Regiment of FREEMEN, with Black elected officers.= The Mississippi SABLES.
(Btw, less than two percent of CSA units were “regulars”; the other 98% were STATE, PRIVATELY-RAISED or what, in 2019, we would call LOCAL MILITIA on active duty. - Al, GA, FL & NC had smaller ALL BLACK units of FREEMEN, too.)

MOST Black Confederates fought in DESEGREGATED military units, throughout the WBTS.

Yours, TMN78247


21 posted on 04/26/2019 4:20:03 PM PDT by TMN78247 ("VICTORY or DEATH", William Barrett Travis, LtCol, comdt., Fortress of the Alamo, Bejar, 1836)
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To: Olog-hai

The revolution continues. And people do nothing.


22 posted on 04/26/2019 4:22:45 PM PDT by Stravinsky
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To: deport

The democrats would judge-shop and have it stopped.
Republicans need to step up.


23 posted on 04/26/2019 4:23:09 PM PDT by Palio di Siena
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To: Olog-hai

Mississippi governor should order that the New Jersey flag be deployed in every public toilet ... on a roller.


24 posted on 04/26/2019 4:23:23 PM PDT by IronJack
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To: Olog-hai

A very high percentage of Yankee politicians suck.


25 posted on 04/26/2019 4:24:04 PM PDT by jospehm20
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To: Alberta's Child
The flag display is in a state park.

I don't think this answers my question. If the Governor has the power to take away a flag, it would seem logical that he can also add one. How about a Rainbow flag; or a Nazi flag? Can he order the removal of all American flags now displayed on State property?

ML/NJ

26 posted on 04/26/2019 4:25:16 PM PDT by ml/nj
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To: Olog-hai

I am sure the Mississippi State Patrol Officers will want to stop every New Jersey tag, passing through, and do a full unload inspection for tainted fruit or vegetables crossing state lines. Just saying....


27 posted on 04/26/2019 4:28:02 PM PDT by wdnhrse
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To: TMN78247
No bill of attainder, ex post facto law, or law denying or impairing the right of property in negro slaves shall be passed.
That is from Article 1, Section 9, clause 4 of the CSA constitution. Someone made it about that, indeed.

And currently, NJ is being run by a radical member of the party about that matter.
28 posted on 04/26/2019 4:28:59 PM PDT by Olog-hai ("No Republican, no matter how liberal, is going to woo a Democratic vote." -- Ronald Reagan, 1960)
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To: Stravinsky

What kind of “something” are you looking for? An increase in lawless behavior with no direction?


29 posted on 04/26/2019 4:30:03 PM PDT by Olog-hai ("No Republican, no matter how liberal, is going to woo a Democratic vote." -- Ronald Reagan, 1960)
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To: Olog-hai

Is there any New Jersey flag toilet paper I can use until the citizens of New Jersey vote out Phil Murphy as governor?


30 posted on 04/26/2019 4:38:37 PM PDT by Carl Vehse
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To: Olog-hai

This insane Liberal crap has gone too far and I’m personally disgusted and outraged that sane Americans haven’t pushed back against the destruction of our history by totally insane Liberals. At what point does it stop? Next Liberals will be tearing down the White House or the Statue of Liberty!


31 posted on 04/26/2019 4:43:19 PM PDT by ExTexasRedhead
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To: Olog-hai

NJ us a shthole.


32 posted on 04/26/2019 4:45:11 PM PDT by Renegade
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To: Olog-hai

Replace it with the Bonnie Blue Flag. Wonder if they would know the difference.


33 posted on 04/26/2019 4:54:11 PM PDT by Ruy Dias de Bivar
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To: Olog-hai

It’s coming, folks, want it or not.

Best get ready.

L


34 posted on 04/26/2019 4:58:24 PM PDT by Lurker (Peaceful coexistence with the Left is not possible. Stop pretending that it is.)
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To: Trump.Deplorable

“Still is a slave state“

The people there are mostly serfs working for the government.


35 posted on 04/26/2019 4:58:32 PM PDT by The Antiyuppie ("When small men cast long shadows, then it is very late in the day.”)
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To: Palio di Siena

Palio di Siena looks like an interesting and fun event.
Have you ever attended?


36 posted on 04/26/2019 5:01:18 PM PDT by deport
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To: Lurker

I’m not afraid of a clown in the sewers.


37 posted on 04/26/2019 5:04:29 PM PDT by Olog-hai ("No Republican, no matter how liberal, is going to woo a Democratic vote." -- Ronald Reagan, 1960)
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To: ml/nj
Rainbow flag? Yes.

Nazi flag? Yes.

Remove U.S. flags from state property? Maybe -- depending on whether there are any state laws that govern the display of U.S. flags on state property.

38 posted on 04/26/2019 5:05:13 PM PDT by Alberta's Child ("In the time of chimpanzees I was a monkey.")
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To: A_Former_Democrat

Every day I tell myself, “red, turn the other cheek. They’re simpletons and can’t help themselves. “

I just can’t do it any more. There’s just too many. They Know what they are doing. They’re vile, hateful people. You can’t reason with these types.


39 posted on 04/26/2019 5:05:20 PM PDT by redshawk (0pansy is a Liar and Hates.........he just hates!)
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To: Olog-hai

Maybe Murphy should ask himself why the people of his stupid state fought a war when Mississippi wanted to get the hell out of the country back in the 1860s.


40 posted on 04/26/2019 5:08:46 PM PDT by Alberta's Child ("In the time of chimpanzees I was a monkey.")
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