Confederate flag legislation fails in state House

[loyalsister]

Yet another reason to call us "Deliverance!!!" The fact that the reasons behind sponsoring this bill exist in this state scare me!

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The House tabled a bill yesterday that would have allowed the Missouri State Park Board to decide whether the Confederate flag should again fly over Missouri’s historical gravesites.

Several lawmakers decried the bill, arguing that the Confederate flag is offensive to many black Americans who associate it with slavery.

But supporters said the bill was about paying tribute to Confederate soldiers.

http://www.columbiatribune.com/2005/May/20050506News034.asp

HCS HB 491 Anyone who knowingly removes, defaces, or destroys any registered state historic military monument without the approval of the General Assembly or the board will be guilty of a class A
misdemeanor.
http://www.house.state.mo.us/bills051/bilsum/commit/sHB491C.htm