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Legislation seeks to ban Confederate Flags on Public Property

August 20th, 2015 by Mike Vasilinda

Legislation filed in the State Capitol would ban the flying of Confederate flags over Government buildings in Florida, but as Mike Vasilinda tells us, the idea is likely to meet with stiff resistance.

The Confederate flag flying at the courthouse in Walton county has generated calls for an economic boycott of the counties popular beaches. Marion counties flag at the government complex has drawn thousands of supporters and protestors. Now one state lawmaker, Sen. Geraldine Thompson (D-Orlando),  wants the controversies to be over…by banning the flying of the confederate flag on any public property” says Thompson.

“All of the taxpayers pay for those properties. And may not really believe, or may not accept what’s being projected by the symbols.”

About 14 thousand Floridians…a fifth of the white population at the time…fought for the

Confederacy…a third of them died.

One of those who fought was state Rep Dennis Baxley’s great great great grandfather.

“You know, as a descendent of a Confederate soldier, I feel like I’m being asked to demean that history” says Baxley.

The legislation has also fired up the Sons of Confederate Veterans and David McCallister who says it dishonors those who served. “I think it’s really a slap in the face of the confederate veterans who were the United States Veterans as well and a slap in the face as well to their thousands and thousands of descendants.”

The legislation bans not just flags…but emblems as well.

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