BREAKING: Alabama Gov. Orders Removal of CS Flag From State Capitol Grounds

by Warner Todd Huston | June 24, 2015 2:42 pm

The Republican Governor of Alabama, Robert Bentley, is now jumping on the anti-CS flag bandwagon and has just this afternoon ordered the removal of the CS flag from the capitol’s grounds.

There were four CS flags posted around the capitol in Montgomery and now they are being removed[1].

All four Confederate flags posted at Alabama state Capitol’s Confederate memorial were removed Wednesday morning following a quiet order from the state’s governor, Robert Bentley (R).

The Confederate battle flag was removed from the Capitol around 8:20 a.m. Gov. Bentley, who left the building a short while later, confirmed to inquiring reporters that he ordered the removal of the flags. AL.com reports:

Asked his reasons for taking it down and if it included what happened in Charleston last week, the governor said, “Yes, partially this is about that. This is the right thing to do. We are facing some major issues in this state regarding the budget and other matters that we need to deal with. This had the potential to become a major distraction as we go forward. I have taxes to raise, we have work to do. And it was my decision that the flag needed to come down.”

Bentley said before he made the final decision he checked to see if there were any impediments in the law or state policy that would prevent him from taking down the flag and found none, so he acted.

The left-sponsored purging of history continues.

Endnotes:
  1. they are being removed: http://newsone.com/3129893/alabama-governor-orders-removal-all-confederate-flags-state-capitol/

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