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[quote=jsteele][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=jsteele]Governor Nikki Haley to join "pro government busybodies":

"Gov. Nikki Haley will hold a news conference in Columbia at 4 p.m. today at which, sources said, she will call for the Confederate flag to come down from the Statehouse grounds."

http://www.postandcourier.com/article/20150622/PC1603/150629833

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This is very good news. I'm predicting it will be gone by the end of the week.[/quote]

At best it may come down sometime in 2015-2016 session, but that seems optimistic to me.  The "compromise" of 2000 requires a super-majority to remove the flag.[/quote]

According to the article, there is some currently open legislation that might be used to remove the flag. I think there might be an incentive to get this resolved before the South Carolina primary season heats up. If the flag issue is still around then, Republican candidates may be compelled to support the flag in order to appeal to South Carolina Republican voters, but risk losing support nationally and giving an opening to an eventual Democratic opponent. I'm sure they don't want to be caught between a rock and a hard place.

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