While insurrections were storming the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, Mississippi State Rep. Dana Criswell posed with protesters at the MS Capitol.
They want a vote to bring back MS's old Confederate-themed state flag. This protester carried a full-blown Confederate flag to demonstrate.
They want a vote to bring back MS's old Confederate-themed state flag. This protester carried a full-blown Confederate flag to demonstrate.
While supporters of Mississippi's now defunct flag hope to get it on the ballot, that will almost certainly fail.
Mississippians voted 73%-27% to adopt the flag below on Nov. 3.
On Jan. 6, the MS House (incl Rep. Criswell) voted to adopt it 118-1; the Senate adopted it 43-7.
Mississippians voted 73%-27% to adopt the flag below on Nov. 3.
On Jan. 6, the MS House (incl Rep. Criswell) voted to adopt it 118-1; the Senate adopted it 43-7.
So while some (and I mean just a handful) of Mississippi Republicans will still post photos posing with Confederate flag supporters to boost cred with that constituency, only 8/174 members of the Legislature are now willing to oppose the majority 2-1 preference for a new flag.
*insurrectionists
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