Great news for those who are sick to their stomachs when they see the confederate flag being flown anywhere in this country or world. Starting in 2015 in the State of California, the confederate flag will no longer be for sale or on display in government buildings or agencies.
The Governor of California Jerry Brown signed off on the new law prohibiting the sale or display of the confederate flag. He is to be commended for this step as it has been a long time in the making and will hopefully spread to the rest of the country.
The bill, which is now a law in the State, was started by Democratic Assemblyman Isadore Hall of Compton. He said he was in the gift shop of Capital Hill and saw a replica of the Confederate flag on sale and thought the state should avoid promoting symbols of racism.
This law is for state and government officials, agencies and lawmakers only, so it stops short of banning the flag from personal citizens. Therefore, it doesn’t violate anyone’s free speech rights in this country. However, it is a good move for the government to pull away from the confederate flag, the hate, disenfranchisement, murder and hatred it represents to a large segment of African Americans in this country.
This law is for state and government officials, agencies and lawmakers only, so it stops short of banning the flag from personal citizens. Therefore, it doesn’t violate anyone’s free speech rights in this country. However, it is a good move for the government to pull away from the confederate flag, the hate, disenfranchisement, murder and hatred it represents to a large segment of African Americans in this country.
There are some in the south and around the country who feel the confederate flag represents their heritage and not the hatred claimed by millions of African Americans. The good news for them is this law doesn’t ban them from flying or honoring their heritage, but the rest of the world doesn’t feel that way when they see this symbol and agree the government, state and agencies should stay as far as possible away from this flag.
What are your thoughts on the banning of the confederate flag in the State of California?
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Too bad this author doesn’t know his history. This flag was never about racism but about the session from the union. That is what the x is about on the flag. The south leaving the union. And the war want about slavery either.
http://www.trainweb.org/seaboard/FLAG/confederateflag.htm
Too bad this author doesn’t know his history. This flag was never about racism but about the session from the union. That is what the x is about on the flag. The south leaving the union. And the war wasn’t about slavery either.
http://www.trainweb.org/seaboard/FLAG/confederateflag.htm
Raise the Mexican flag. Government is turning California into a desert . Maybe it will be like Cancun then all the idiots can vacation there. Enjoy 2025. Learn to speak Spanish. Brown power!