Posted on 07/09/2015 1:37:03 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
A stemwinder from last night’s debate in the South Carolina house, in case you missed it elsewhere. Jenny Horne’s position prevailed, of course; Nikki Haley’s set to sign the bill removing the flag in a formal ceremony sometime this hour.
But the flag drama’s not done yet, my friends. Thanks to the congressional GOP, it’s just getting warmed up:
Republican leaders on Thursday abruptly yanked an environmental spending bill from the House floor before a final vote amid a storm of protest over an amendment that would have allowed Confederate flags at federal cemeteries…
Only the day before, Republicans had assented to Democratic amendments to an appropriations bill that would remove the flag from federal sites and gift shops.
But at the request of several Southern lawmakers, Republicans reversed themselves, and offered an amendment to allow the flag placement. A vote on that amendment had been expected Thursday afternoon. The National Park Service, which has permitted the placement of Confederate flags on graves, had already begun to direct staff to remove them…
“Don’t Republicans understand that the Confederate flag is an insult to 40 million African-Americans and many other fair-minded Americans?” [Democrat G.K. Butterfield] said, directing his remarks to Representative Ken Calvert, Republican of California, the sponsor of the amendment.
GOP Rep. Mick Mulvaney, who supports removing the flag from the South Carolina statehouse, opposed a ban on the flag at federal sites on grounds that it would prevent private citizens from placing the flag on grave sites. Meanwhile, knowing a nice wedge issue when she sees it, Nancy Pelosi’s floating a flag bill of her own to induce a little extra squirming by Republican leaders:
The House voted Thursday to refer legislation banning the Confederate flag image from the Capitol to a committee, effectively punting the issue.
The dramatic vote was forced by Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), who was eager to put a spotlight on the issue after House GOP leaders pulled a separate bill from the floor after an intra-party fight over the flag.
Pelosi’s resolution would have forced Mississippi’s state flag, which includes the Confederate flag, to be removed from the House side of the Capitol.
Removing the flag of one of the 50 states from the U.S. Capitol because the design doesn’t meet contemporary left-wing standards of acceptability is ridiculous and deeply cynical, but also characteristically shrewd. South Carolina voting to remove the rebel flag is a problem for Democrats because it’s a Republican operation lock, stock, and barrel: Haley’s a Republican, the two houses of the state legislature are controlled by Republicans, the most memorable floor speech of the debate was made by a Republican (Horne) — it’s in direct conflict with the traditional Democratic narrative that the GOP is a thinly veiled reincarnation of the Klan. They needed to get back on offense racially, and the opposition of Mulvaney et al. to the flag amendment in Congress made that easy for them. It was a no-brainer that Pelosi would try to double down with a dumb but effective bill demanding the banishment of Mississippi’s flag. It won’t achieve anything but the GOP opposition on it gives Democrats a reason to tell their base, “See? They haven’t changed at all.”
Anyway, here’s to healing.
Guess who loses her next election?
I suspect she will be voted out - Rednecks are funny that way.
These idiot Republicans who think, “What does it matter?”, should be thinking long term.
This is a precedent setting situation. At some point the right is going to have to stand up and just say no.
Look at what is taking place with the Washington, Redskins.
It verges on the criminal, how they are being taken down by the PC Patrol.
This is only the beginning.
Churches are in the sights of these people. Sooner rather than later, some of us folks on the Right are going to have to stand up for our rights.
It’s a right to fly the Dixie Flag.
It’s a right to name your team anything you like.
They are trying to turn this into South Africa, and folks, we’re letting them do it.
There will be many who lose their election over this vote.
I’ve heard enough about the slavery under that flag that NO LIVING HUMAN TODAY has ever experienced. I’ve heard enough from the NAACP, BET, the UNCF, etc talking about racism and not seeing their own blatant hypocrisy. Most of all, I’ve heard enough from white people who think that they are the protectors of the black race whom they think is too infantile to think for themselves, or to think as individuals.
I am am not from SC, but any one that would fold that easy deserves to be bounced.
>>They are trying to turn this into South Africa, and folks, we’re letting them do it.
Exactly.
They don’t care about logic, reason, fairness, history, or anything else. They want obedience and agreement. Anything else will be punished. Period.
I’m reading this and it is not making sense.
I look and see it is Allahpundit and it makes sense - he seldom is coherent or sensible.
Its not about the flag. They are slowly backing the last, free, Christian, armed people in the world, into a corner.
I never saw such a silly rant. She was acting like this could have literally saved the lives of those 7 Christians. I doubt any of them give a whoop about it. They are with Jesus. Their relatives were not protesting the flag, they forgave the killer. They were amazing. This issue is a made up craze. And weird.
That lady is crazy. I agree, she will not be reelected.
so, are you clinging to your guns and Bible? Obama is watching...
The know exactly what they are doing and why they are doing it, the serfs may not know, but they do. After they get the Confederate monuments, they will go after the North's.
Just like øbama.
Yes...until they have the response they are looking for!!
We’d be less violent, more mobile and in general more normal if not for Dixie.
Read more: http://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2015/07/how-the-south-skews-america-119725.html#ixzz3fQhUmtqo
loved her fake crying with no tears....women should not be in politics..Obama proved that.
Well said.
While a steaming pile...
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