Letter: Budget Board Could Take Down Confederate Flag
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Interpret a statute? –> Why yes! Let us encourage a lawsuit and let the courts interpret what “worn” and “necessary” truly mean. I can’t wait to read the forthcoming opinion.
In order to successfully file a suit, one has to establish “standing”. Should be interesting to read the pleadings of anyone objecting to taking down the “worn” flag.
Were one to merely seek a declaratory judgment to determine the meaning of these words, then one must simply show a likelihood of future harm in order to satisfy standing.
I don’ think it is too much of a stretch to argue future harm.
I was a bit unclear: my interest would be in the standing arguments of those challenging the removal after someone with courage had removed it citing the “worn flag” justification.
Would they argue that it wasn’t really “worn”, or would they argue future harm if it were not replaced “in a timely manner”?
I’m sure we would finder some peckerwood to take up the cause.
Dear Editor,
If the current Battle Flag flying over the State House Complex is interpreted to suffer from “wear”, it may be that the Civil War never really ended, and that America is still a war torn nation.
Only for deeply dumb bumpkins and bigots.
A nice effort. However, that definition of “worn out” is quite a reach. It has clearly worn out its welcome with a great many people, but basically, you’re engaging in word play here.
Perhaps less “word play” than there has been in King v. Burwell.
Many laws have definitions for specific terms contained therein. With the number of lawyers in the State House, I am surprised one did not pick up on this sooner.
That flag is a piece of cloth flapping in the wind, rain, and sun. The stitching degrades over time and colors can fade. Flag “wear” is probably decided by the BCB maintenance man.
If the Battle Flag turns out to be an effective Get Out the Vote mobilization mechanism for Hillary Clinton, you might see the most conservative legislators making the most liberal interpretation of the terms I cited in the Confederate flag law, especially around the time of the SC GOP televised debate.
How about we take it down because it is nothing more than a big middle finger from white racists to the civil rights movement. That shitty flag was never the official flag of the Conferdate States. It’s the flag of ignorant losers and traitors. Fucking burn the thing.
How about we take it down because… since when has any nation in the history of the world allowed a rebellious, traitorous, seditious section of that nation to have any of the flags of that rebellion put on display by the state/provincial governments after their rebellion was crushed?
The South is just like the kind of people I like the very least – give ’em an inch and they take a mile.
My country, The United States of America, has been way too lenient with my native South since the end of Reconstruction.
And, nothing would be changing now if one of our own little cretins had not shown the world the rot at the core of our hearts and souls and we are embarrassed…at last.
“replace” – take down the worn flag and replace with a new flag.
The guy tries to sound smart, but he ends up coming off as just another typical douchebag.
There’s a huge difference between “your shit” and “you’re shit” ……
Henry, what the fuck are you talking about? Did you forget to take your pill this morning?
Thanks for mentioning that — I counted them for the week and I accidentally took TWO this morning (with four cups of some Mexican coffee named INTENSO. If anyone is interested it is labeled,
“Los Portales/De Cordoba/INTENSO/café 100% puro tostado y molido”…. (whatever the hell that says)
bonus just for you —
“Hey,” says one musician to another, “who was that piccolo I saw you out with last night?” “That was no piccolo,” is the reply, “that was my fife.”
bonus just for you —
“Hey,” says one musician to another, “who was that piccolo I saw you out with last night?” “That was no piccolo,” is the reply, “that was my fife.”
Erratum – I wrote, ““replace” – With what?”
Strike that, as the law does specify the flag authorized to be flown. I missed that point.
Yeah, we should just have an empty pole sitting in front of the statehouse. We can rename it the Festivus pole.
+25!
Here is another thought. At one time. South Carolina was one of thirteen British colonies. The British got booted out of this colony. We don’t fly the British Union Jack at the state capital do we!??
They lost. We put up the flag of the United states of America.
As I recall. The confederacy lost (and lost decisively) sooooo
Why would we honor the losers flag!??
Mexico fought at and defeated those at the Alamo. We don’t fly a Mexican flag at the Alamo!?
If you’re a confederate, leave South Carolina. Start your own confederacy. Of dunces
Take that poor excuse of a flag down. Fritz hollings can suck it.
Haters gonna hate
Wow – what judicial insight, not.