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    COLUMBIA, S.C. (WCSC) —
    A South Carolina House member wants to make sure the Confederate Battle Flag no longer appears on state-issued license plates.

    State Democratic Minority Leader Rep. Todd Rutherford is sponsoring House bill H 3091, which would call for changes in the state’s Sons of Confederate Veterans specialty license plates.

    “Each special license plate shall not contain a Confederate flag,” the bill reads.

    If the bill passes, anyone who has one of the current specialty plates, which include the square Confederate battle flag design, will receive a new plate without the banner if they renew their license plate. No new plates would be issued that bear the banner.

    The plates are issued for two-year periods at a cost of $30. A portion of that fee goes to the South Carolina Sons of Confederate Veterans, the South Carolina Department of Motor Vehicle’s website says.

    While supporters of the Confederate flag argue that it is a symbol of the state’s Confederate heritage, opponents have claimed it is a symbol of hate and that it celebrates slavery.

    The Sons of Confederate Veterans is a historical, patriotic and non-political organization dedicated to “ensuring that a true history of the 1861-1865 period is preserved,” its website states.

    The South Carolina division of the organization is made up of more than 3,000 members.

    Preston Wilson, the commander of the Fort Sumter Camp of the Sons of the Confederacy, in Charleston released this statement late Wednesday:

    The Confederate Battle Flag is a flag of the soldier not of the government. Many South Carolinians died under the banner while doing what they thought was necessary to defend their home from what was viewed by them as an invasion. Their memory deserves to live on.

    In 1938, veterans of North and South gathered in Gettysburg and President Franklin D. Roosevelt said all should be honored. This tradition of honoring all Americans that served in that horrific conflict should continue.

    Rep. Rutherford is entitled to his opinion but his legislation is an attack on our 1st Amendment Rights as a Historical Honor Society. Cancel culture shall not prevail in the Palmetto State.

    Rutherford did not respond to a request for comment.

    Copyright 2020 WCSC. All rights reserved.

    https://www.wyff4.com/article/sc-law...lates/35103688

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    I still have my old plate. I should put it on the front of the vehicle
    Quote Originally Posted by squatty View Post
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    So then, just as you received Christ Jesus as Lord, continue to live in him, rooted and built up in him, strengthened in the faith as you were taught, and overflowing with thankfulness. —Colossians 2:6–7

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    Yes this is a big concern right now. We’ve done so well getting all our other shit in order that it’s time to right this wrong.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Mars Bluff View Post
    Yes this is a big concern right now. We’ve done so well getting all our other shit in order that it’s time to right this wrong.
    You could argue that the flag coming down was a precursor to the lunacy we're now seeing on a regular basis.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Black Bart View Post
    You could argue that the flag coming down was a precursor to the lunacy we're now seeing on a regular basis.
    Yep. Great point.
    Gettin old is for pussies! AND MY NEW TRUE people say like Capt. Tom >>>>>>>>>/
    "Wow, often imitated but never duplicated. No one can do it like the master. My hat is off to you DRDUCK!"

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