I’m advocating for a bill, H-3588, that will solve the problem that was left unsolved with the so-called Confederate flag compromise of 2000. As I wrote in a recent letter to the editor, “The bill calls for the state to fly the Confederate flag on Confederate Memorial Day to honor the Confederate soldiers and [...]
Entries from July 2009
July 17, 2009
Legislature and NAACP Must Act So That SC Can Host NCAA Tournaments
The NCAA is not backing down, and our state is losing money. The NCAA says that South Carolina is an inhospitable environment, neither worthy nor capable of hosting tournaments.
Why does the NCAA think that about our state?
Because we cannot solve the simple issue of what flag to fly out in front of our State House. [...]
July 8, 2009
My Comments on the C-fed Flag News
Two articles in The State came out recently, and I made many comments there. Many other people commented there too. There are 128 comments on the July 3 letter, “Confederate flag has been tainted by racist groups” by Alan Piercy of Columbia. There are 317 comments on the July 6 article, “Flag [...]
July 6, 2009
My efforts, successes, disappointments, and hopes
Most of my efforts have been writing, and I began writing about the Confederate flag issue in April of 2007. This was just after South Carolina football coach Steve Spurrier said, “My opinion is we don’t need the Confederate flag at our Capitol” and “I realize I’m not supposed to get in the political [...]
