Gov.
Tate Reeves issued a statement Wednesday night on Mississippi's controversial state flag bearing the Confederate battle emblem
MISSISSIPPI'S STATE FLAGWEDNESDAY EVENING.HE OPENED UP IN A POST SEVENPARAGRAPHSLONG ON FACEBOOK.THE GOVERNOR BEGINS BYACKNOWLEDGING THECONVERSATION "RAGING" RIGHT NOWIN JACKSON -WHETHER OR NOT STATE LAWMAKERSSHOULDFORCE A VOTE IN THE LEGISLATUREAND TAKEDOWN THE CURRENT FLAG.
REEVES'SAYS THERE'S A GOOD CHANCEPUBLICOPINION HAS CHANGED SINCE THELAST VOTE ONTHE STATE FLAG IN 2001, BUTVOTERS SHOULDSEND THE MESSAGE.
HE FEARS ANYACTION BYELECTED LEADERS WOULD TEAR THESTATEAPART.THE GOVERNOR GOES ON THE SAY,THERES ANEFFORT UNDERWAY ACROSS THECOUNTRYTO ERASE THE NATION'S HISTORY.HE SAYSTHOSE WHO WANT TO TEAR DOWNMONUMENTSOF PAST LEADERS LIKE LINCOLN,WASHINGTONAND JEFFERSON ARE ASHAMED OF OURCOUNTRY.
HOWEVER, THE GOVERNORSAYSTHERE IS HONEST PAIN ANDDISCOMFORT FORSOME MISSISSIPPIANS WHEN THEYLOOK AT THCONFEDERATE BATTLE EMBLEM ON OURCURRENT STATE FLAG.GOVERNOR REEVES WRAPS UP HISTHOUGHTSBY SAYING HE'S BEEN PRAYING ANDTHINKINGABOUT THE FLAG ISSUE FOR WEEKSAND HETORN ON THE PATH FORWARD FOR OURSTATE.A LOT OF YOU ARE RESPONDING ONTHE 16 W
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