State flag fight goes down to wire at Mississippi Capitol

State flag fight goes down to wire at Mississippi Capitol

The state flag has been a hot topic following protest in the wake of the death of George Floyd.

BILLS WHILE ALSO STRUGGLING TOGETWHAT WILL BE CONTENTIOUS ANSCONTROVERSIAL VOTE TO REMOVETHE FLAG.

WITH THE CLOCK QUICKLY RUNNINGOUTLAWMAKERS WERE SPORTING "IT'STIME"STICKERS AT THE CAPITOL FRIDAYAS LEADERS WORK TO ROUND UP THEVOTESTHEY NEED TO REMOVEMISSISSIPPI'SCONTROVERSIAL FLAG.140812-25STATE REP.

ROBERT JOHNSON/ADAMS COUNTYEVERYBODY STILL WORKING REALHARD AND WORKING TOGETHER WE'REJUST TRYING TO BE PATIENT WITHEACH OTHER BUT WETHINK WE HAVE ENOUGH VOTES TOACTUALLY GET SOMETHING DONEIN THE HOUSE.STATE REPRESENTATIVE ROBERTJOHNSONWAS WEARING ONE OF THE STICKERSDISTRIBUTED BY THE MISSISSIPPIECONOMICCOUNCIL.JOHNSON BELIEVES THE HOUSE ISREADY TOMOVE FORWARD ON WHAT WOULD BE ANHISTORIC VOTE ON THE 126 YEAROLD FLAG.BUT THE SENATE IS ANOTHER ISSUE.140833-36WE DON'T KNOW WHAT HAPPENED INTHE SENATE WE DON'T KNOWWHAT'S HAPPENING OVER THERE.1:22-1:26HERE WE ARE IN JUNE TAKING UPTHIS NONSENSE.IN THE STATE SENATE REPUBLICANCHRIS MCDANIEL URGING HISCOLLEAGUES NOT TOMAKE A RUSH DECISION TO REMOVETHE FLAGMCDANIEL BELIEVES HE HAS ENOUGHSENATEREPUBLICANS ON HIS SIDE TO BLOCKTHE VOTEIN TBAR CHAMBER.140718-25STATE SEN.

CHRIS MCDANIEL/JONES COUNTYYOU HAVE TO UNDERSTAND ITCOMES WITH ONE CAVEAT THINGSCHANGE QUICKLY AROUND HERE.

SOAS OF RIGHT NOW 20 TO 21 PERHAPSBUT THAT COULD CHANGE.ONE FLAG OPPONENT SPENT FRIDAYPARADINGAROUND THE STATE CAPITOL IN APICK UPTRUCK WITH FLAGS FLYING HOPINGTO GETLAWMAKERS ATTENTION.3:50-3:55I TRIED TO COME DOWN AT LUNCHMAYBE MAYBE IT'LL CHANGE TOVOTES.JOE BRISTER SAYS VOTERS ALREADYSPOKEON THE FLAG THAT MANY SEE AS ANOFFENSIVESYMBOL WITH THE CONFEDERATEBATTLEEMBLEM IN IT.BRISTER URGED THE LEGISLATURE TOLEAVETHE FLAG ALONE.3:09-3:17JOE BRISTER/SUPPORTS STATE FLAGIT'S AS IF THE POOR PEOPLE TOMISSISSIPPI DO NOT HAVE A CHOICEWE ELECT THESE PEOPLE WE SENDTHEM UP HERE THELOBBYIST TELL THEM WHAT THEY'REGONNA DO.

THE HOUSE RULES COMMITTEE MEETSFIRST THING IN THE MORNING TOTAKE UP A RESOLUTION TO SUSPENDTHE RULES.ROSS ADAMS 16 WAPT NEWS.MISSISSIPPI NATIVE AND COUNTRYMUSIC STARFAITH HILL IS URGING MISSISSIPPILAWMAK