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Gov. Nikki Haley calls for the removal of the Confederate Battle Flag from the South Carolina State House
At the outset of this article, I want to stress that this is not an angry reaction to the events which have unfolded in Charleston. This is a debate that we have been having in our circles for many years now. It is a topic which I discussed with my father-in-law on many, many occasions before his death in March. My view of the Republican Party has not changed in the slightest bit from the day of the 2014 midterm elections. At the state level, Republican leaders in other Southern states have jumped on the bandwagon calling for the banishment of the Confederate flag.
Here’s the question: Why should anyone who considers them a nationalist vote, donate, or support a political party that is hostile to our core beliefs?
Southern Heritage
While I was in Atlanta this weekend, Mitt Romney and Jeb Bush were among the first to call for the removal of the Confederate Battle Flag in South Carolina. Gov. Nikki Haley, Sen. Tim Scott, and Sen. Lindsey Graham joined the media pile on yesterday afternoon. Representing the Republican National Committee, Chairman Reince Preibus condemned the Confederate Battle Flag and joined the call for it removal.