Confederate Flag Makes Last Stand in South Carolina

“Three weeks after the mass shooting at a predominantly black church in Charleston, the South Carolina House of Representatives is expected on Wednesday to step into the freshly revived debate about whether the Confederate battle flag should remain on the grounds of the State House,” the New York Times reports.

“With the flag perhaps facing its final days outside the Capitol, lawmakers have been circulating drafts of dozens of amendments that could jeopardize a bill that calls for the state to remove the flag and send it to the nearby Confederate Relic Room and Military Museum.”

Charleston Post and Courier: “The bill received first reading in the House, but no vote can be taken until a bill has been on the calendar overnight. If the House approves the Senate bill on final reading Thursday, it could reach Gov. Nikki Haley’s desk by Friday. The Republican governor has called for the flag’s removal.”