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The Civil War ended 150 years ago, so better late than never, I say.
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Does this mean the south is finally coming to terms with the war they started, they actually lost?
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How long until Judge Roy orders him to put it back up? Or Judge Roy puts on back up, right next to the 10 Commandments?
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An age of miracles and wonders.
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Take a look at the Presbyterian church. They split at the the out break of hostilities and didnāt make up and kiss for over a century. Good Godly folk.
Not while Barack Obama is still President.
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The worst aspect of this otherwise good news is that it shows these politicians were just pandering to racists all this time. At the first opportunity, theyāre doing what they should have been doing all along but professed to oppose for crass political reasons.
Some people could say that Obama did the same thing in regards to gay marriage, and they may be right. But SSM at least had some real political headwinds to overcome. Removing the flag of treason, slavery, and murder didnāt just become the right thing to do in 2015. It was already the right thing to do in 1915.
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But will SC take down the confederate flag today so that mourners may attend the viewing of Senatorās Pinckney casket today at the statehouse without seeing it first?
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This is pandering in reverse on a scale never seen before. You can check the dates that these newly reformed racists are running for reelection and understand why theyāre issuing their mealy mouthed statements.
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Wonderful, I applaud the governor for taking this step toward reconciliation and unity.
Now, Governor Bentley can double-down on his evolution by ending the Alabama governmentās shameful massive resistance in response to the federal judge who has repeatedly ruled that state officials must abide by the U.S. Constitution and process and recognize civil marriage licenses for same-sex couples.
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Iām not sure if Iām more surprised by his taking down the flag or by his saying that he is doing it because āI have taxes to raiseā.
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Heās on thin ice with his base here, isnāt he? All he needs to add is, āAnd then I have a gay wedding ceremony to officiate,ā and heās got a hat trick.
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I had this same exact thought. Roy Moore was going to unilaterally declare that removing the flag was against Alabama law and try to get the governor jailed for removing it.
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Another one bites the dustā¦and good riddance to a divisive rag.
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Racism still exists, even if white people donāt display the Confed flag or use the n-word ever again.
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I wouldnāt be surprised. If it were up to that vile creature Moore, he would have the governor shacked to a 500lb block of granite inscribed with the 10 Commandments at the foot of the flag pole flying that Confederate ragā¦and whipped.
All sane people know what that cursed flag connotes - oppression, treason, white supremacy, slavery, racismā¦ Anyone who denies this is, in the words of John H. Burgess, ādeliberately stupid.ā
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Like many of these Republicans or not, I think we are starting to see a page turnedāa page in Americaās history in the chapter entitled āBigotry.ā
Even though I feel the reasons behinds these moves in the last day are purely politicalāor at least 95% politicalāI must say that Iām glad. How glad remains to be seen.
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I am honestly shocked at how fast this is happening.
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Bravo to Alabama Gov. Robert Bentle! The Confederate flags that states like Alabama fly over their statesā capitols are major reasons why Iāve refused to visit these states. Also, I live in the northeast, and sucks (with gut wrenching resentment) to drive through these confederate flag states to Florida to visit friends and relatives.
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