Post by Logan on Jul 3, 2016 19:45:26 GMT -6
Gov. Nikki Haley accused of illegally flying Chanticleer flag over Statehouse
The state’s leading Confederate flag support group says Gov. Nikki Haley violated state law when she ordered a flag representing Coastal Carolina University flown above the Statehouse dome shortly after their NCAA College World Series national championship win Friday.
James Bessenger of the S.C. Secessionist Party, said that while the pro-rebel flag group is proud of CCU’s victory, Haley went too far in putting a college banner on the dome.
Under state law, only the U.S. and South Carolina flags rightfully belong there, he argued.
“To our knowledge no special session was called or two-thirds vote take to consider the raising of this flag in the event that Coastal should win,” Bessenger said in an open letter Friday.
Read more: www.postandcourier.com/20160702/160709877/gov-nikki-haley-accused-of-illegally-flying-chanticleer-flag-over-statehouse
The state’s leading Confederate flag support group says Gov. Nikki Haley violated state law when she ordered a flag representing Coastal Carolina University flown above the Statehouse dome shortly after their NCAA College World Series national championship win Friday.
James Bessenger of the S.C. Secessionist Party, said that while the pro-rebel flag group is proud of CCU’s victory, Haley went too far in putting a college banner on the dome.
Under state law, only the U.S. and South Carolina flags rightfully belong there, he argued.
“To our knowledge no special session was called or two-thirds vote take to consider the raising of this flag in the event that Coastal should win,” Bessenger said in an open letter Friday.
Read more: www.postandcourier.com/20160702/160709877/gov-nikki-haley-accused-of-illegally-flying-chanticleer-flag-over-statehouse