bu. Posted June 29, 2015 Share Posted June 29, 2015 They put it back up afterwards though. ============================================ While Republican governor Nikki Haley had called for the flag to come down and the South Carolina House of Representatives had agreed to discuss the matter, Newsome didn't think this was the sort of thing that should be taken care of at the government's glacial pace: “We can’t wait any longer,” Newsome said in a statement regarding the motivation behind her decision to remove the flag herself. “We can’t continue like this another day. It’s time for a new chapter where we are sincere about dismantling white supremacy and building toward true racial justice and equality.” The action was apparently timed to ensure that a rally at the statehouse by advocates of the Confederate flag, scheduled for later this morning, would have no flag to support. Newsome was promptly arrested and the flag was re-raised in accordance with state law. The hashtags #KeepitDown and #FreeBree began circulating shortly after word of her civil disobedience got out and were among the top-trending topics on Twitter Saturday morning. Read more: http://www.slate.com/blogs/the_slate...nfederate.html 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angela Posted June 29, 2015 Share Posted June 29, 2015 #FreeBree She was an active poster on Son of Baldwin's page. I applaud her. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedSimba Posted June 29, 2015 Share Posted June 29, 2015 *applauds her* It should've stayed down Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vaquero Posted June 29, 2015 Share Posted June 29, 2015 Wanna feel a .............rope burn *climbs down pole and kisses guy* 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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