“In South Carolina, the governor does not have legal authority to alter the flag. Only the General Assembly can do that.”
— A spokesman for South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley (R), quoted by ABC News, on why only the Confederate flag flying over the state capitol wasn’t at half-mast after the Charleston shootings.
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