[lugsoul]

A few points:

In Mississippi, it WAS their traditional flag. It wasn't a recent statement arising from civil rights era discord. That would seem to make a difference. It certainly does to me.

Second - who are these outside agitators? I'm here in Georgia, and ya just don't see a lot of outsiders on this issue. Like it or not - MANY Georgians didn't want the '56 flag and were pleased with the outcome.

[sweetliberty]

It still doesn't answer the question about why they were afraid to trust the voters. If the voters had chosen to change the flag, then I wouldn't have so much trouble accepting the outcome. Instead, they made a concentrated effort to circumvent the voters. There is no justification for that in my opinion.