Time to change the Mississippi state flag!

[Catch2.2]

Its great to see the confederate flag come down in S.C. but how come no mention of the Mississippi State Flag? Does it not have the Confederate flag as part of it?

[NOLALady]

1. Mississippi

said they will not take it down.

[jberryhill]

2. Another reason I'm glad my kids are adults now

And, if there are any new parents reading this, understand one thing... It is highly unlikely that your kid is going to want to go to kindergarten in diapers. When they want to start using the toilet, they'll darn well start using the toilet.

Until then, the Mississippi state flag will do just fine. If it's time to change it, then just toss it out and use another one.

[arely staircase]

3. what about this

[Humanist_Activist]

4. The Magnolia Flag would be better, to better reflect the state...

ON EDIT: Not to mention it was an official flag at one point.

[arely staircase]

8. Could use a better tree.

the one I posted was created by an AA artist during the 2000 SC flag debate. He basically liftedthe ide from south Africa.

[jberryhill]

11. The trees in Mississippi are not the right height

They should use one from Michigan.

Or use a Joshua tree, since those are in the bible

Or - oh - a Christmas tree to symbolize their stand on the war on Christmas.

[struggle4progress]

5. Pelosi Forces Vote To Remove State Flags With Confederate Symbol From Capitol

By CATHERINE THOMPSON
Published JULY 9, 2015, 3:03 PM EDT

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) on Thursday forced members of Congress to vote on a resolution that would have removed all state flags featuring the Confederate battle flag from the U.S. Capitol.

Lawmakers ultimately voted along largely party lines to refer Pelosi's resolution to committee, where no immediate action is expected ...

http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/pelosi-confederate-flags-vote

[struggle4progress]

6. Mississippi congressman calls Confederate flag a symbol of 'treasonous group'

By Associated Press
on July 08, 2015 at 7:28 PM, updated July 08, 2015 at 7:42 PM

JACKSON, Miss. — Mississippi's only black congressman is stepping up his effort to remove all images of the Confederate battle flag from the U.S. House chamber and House office buildings in Washington.

That includes the Mississippi state flag, which has featured the battle emblem since 1894.

Democratic Rep. Bennie Thompson filed a resolution June 23 to remove Confederate images from Capitol spaces controlled by the House. The resolution was sent to the House Administration Committee led by Republican Rep. Candice Miller of Michigan ...

http://www.nola.com/politics/index.ssf/2015/07/mississippi_congressman_calls.html

[struggle4progress]

7. Miss Mississippi calls state flag 'relic'

Hannah Roberts pulled into flag debate
UPDATED 6:51 PM CDT Jul 09, 2015

... “We’re from the hospitality state. We like to brag that we’re the most hospitable in the nation, yet we’re holding onto a relic that some do care about, but for the most part is hurtful to not only people in our state, but people in the rest of our nation,” Roberts said ...

http://www.wapt.com/politics/miss-mississippi-speaks-out-on-state-flag-debate/34080194

[arely staircase]

9. good for her nt

[LostOne4Ever]

10. Don't forget about Georgia's State flag! nt

[MadrasT]

12. Georgia removed the offending symbol in 2001. n/t

[LostOne4Ever]

14. Look up confederate flags, then look at Georgia's current flag

Last edited Sat Jul 11, 2015, 12:07 PM - Edit history (2)

[font style="font-family:'Georgia','Baskerville Old Face','Helvetica',fantasy;" size=4 color=teal]The current state flag IS the first national flag of the CSA.[/font]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_Georgia_(U.S._state)#Current_flag
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flags_of_the_Confederate_States_of_America#First_national_flag_.28the_Stars_and_Bars.29

[font style="font-family:'Georgia','Baskerville Old Face','Helvetica',fantasy;" size=4 color=teal]That or see post 15.[/font]

[Calista241]

13. Governor Roy Barnes first changed the flag back in 2001

The flag was changed to reflect all the state flags in Georgia since the founding. Barnes was a democrat and pretty much lost the election over the flag issue during the next election.

Republican Sonny Perdue then held a statewide referendum on the flag, but switching back to the Confederate flag was not one of the options. Today the Georgia flag is Confederate symbol free, and has been for over a decade.

[LostOne4Ever]

15. This is Georgia's current flag:

[font style="font-family:'Georgia','Baskerville Old Face','Helvetica',fantasy;" size=6 color=teal][center]

This is the First National Flag of the confederacy:



Do you see any similarities? [/center]

[oneshooter]

16. And since we are changing and hiding history.

Let's bulldoze the confederate grave sites and build a mall on all of them.

[Humanist_Activist]

17. No one said that. States shouldn't have symbols of failed rebellion...

On official symbols and flags.