SC Senate approves removal of Confederate flag
buzzz worthy. . . Today the South Carolina Senate approved a bill to remove the controversial Confederate Flag that has flown over the state house for over 50 years. “I applaud the Senate’s decisive action … and ask that the House act swiftly and follow the Senate’s lead.” S.C. Governor Nikki Haley said following a senate vote to remove the confederate flag that has flow under the American flag since 1991. The Senate's vote is one step closer to the permanent removal of he flag. A two thirds vote from both the house and senate chambers is required before Gov. Haley can sign off on prohibiting the flag from state house grounds. Opposition the the honorable placement of the flag has been ongoing for years, but gained momentum when the man who killed 9 black parishoners in a Charleston, SC church was seen in photos with the flag just before he allegedly committed murder. The self-confessed shooter, 21-year-old Dylann Roof , was seen in photos online s...