Bring Back the Flag protest held in Jackson

The flag fight continues as a group of Mississippians want to bring back the old state flag.

They held a rally today at the Capitol.

RALLIED WITH CONFEDERATE FLAGSAND THE OLD MISSISSIPPI FLAGTHAT BEARS THE CONFEDERATEEMBLEM FIGHTING FOR THEIRVOICES TO BE HEARD."NOT ONLY WAS IT WRONG FOR OURVOICE TO BE TAKEN BUT FROM US ITWAS WRONG TO SPEND THAT KINDOF MONEY.""THEY COULD HAVETAKEN THAT MONEY AND GIVEN IT TOOUR VETERANS OR PUT IT IN OURSCHOOL SYSTEM BUT THEY DIDN'T."THIS GROUP SAYS THEY ARE TRYINGTO BRINGATTENTION TO A CAMPAIGN FOR ASTATEFLAG BALLOT REFERENDUM STARTEDBY SENATOR CHIRS MCDANIEL.1:12-1:19"SENATOR MCDANIELS NEEDSFIVE THOUSAND SIGNATURES TO GETOUR FLAG BACK ON THEBALLOT."THESE PEOPLE SAY THEY WANTTHE OLD STATE FLAG TO BE ON THEBALLOT IN NOVEMBER TOVOTE ON ALONGSIDE A NEW DESIGN.IN THE MEANTIME NEWDESIGNS ARE BEING CREATED TOSENT IN TO THE COMMITTEE WHOWILL ULTIMATELY CHOSE THE FLAGTHAT WILL BE VOTED ON.<"THE DIFFERENT STRIPES ALLREPRESENT DIFFERENTCULTURES ALL COMING TOGETHER ANDFORM AN M WHICHREPRESENTS MISSISSIPPI.""A HEAVIER BLUETO REPRESENT STABILITY AND THEDIGNITY THAT MISSISSIPPI ISCAPABLE OF AND THAT WE DO HAVEAND THE RED IS BRIGHTER TOREPRESENT A BRIGHTERFUTURE."A NINE MEMBER COMMISSION WILLSUBMIT A NEW DESIGN TO THELEGISLATURE INSEPTEMBER.IT WILL THEN BE PLACED ON THENOVEMBERBALLOT.IF IT'S VOTED DOWN THECOMMISSION WILLCHOOSE A DIFFERENT DESIGN TO BEVOTED ONALLIE WARE 16 WAPT NEWS.

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