Bills would ban Confederate flag on state property (FL)
Christine Stapleton
September 28, 2015
A bill filed in the Senate would ban the display of the Confederate flag or emblem or “any flag or emblem used by the Confederate States of America or its military or naval forces at any time within the years 1860 to 1865″ on property owned or leased by the state.
“In Walton County and many other locations in Florida, officials still fly the Confederate flag proudly” said Thompson, a Democrat who represents Orlando’s District 12. In August, the Greater Tallahassee Chamber of Commerce decided not to hold a long scheduled conference in Walton County next year due to the county’s failure to remove a Confederate flag from its courthouse ...
The Confederate flag is still problematic, Senator Thompson said, citing .. George Zimmerman .. selling prints of a Confederate flag painting. Allegedly, a percentage of the proceeds will go to the Boys and Girls Club and a Florida gun store owner who is facing a lawsuit after declaring his business “Muslim free”. Officials with the Boys and Girls Club say they will accept no funds from Zimmerman.
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