Booker D-NJ unsuccessful in forcing debate to remove Confederate flag from The Citadel

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Emma Dumain
Jun 14 2016 3:57 pm
Jun 14 5:57 pm

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Senate on Tuesday passed its 2017 National Defense Authorization Act without language to compel The Citadel to take down the Confederate flag hanging in Summerall Chapel.

U.S. Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., was championing the cause after U.S. Rep. Jim Clyburn, D-S.C., and other Democrats were unsuccessful in securing the amendment’s adoption as part of the House NDAA bill. Both amendments would have barred Reserve Officers’ Training Corps funding from any military academy that flies the Confederate battle flag. The Citadel is currently the only institution that fits that description ...

http://www.postandcourier.com/20160614/160619674/new-jersey-democrat-unsuccessful-in-forcing-debate-to-remove-confederate-flag-from-the-citadel

[mercuryblues]

1. befor the

Citadel bashing begins, the Citadel also wants it removed. The "Heritage Act" should be unconstitutional. The state legislature is denying them their freedom of speech. A majority of the board does not want the college to be viewed as racist. Just as the Constitution allows for the right to say something, it also allows for the right to not be forced to say something.

http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/citadel-to-remove-confederate-naval-jack

By a 9-3 vote, the Citadel's Board of Visitors put in motion the removal of the flag Tuesday. Doing so will requiring the authorization of the South Carolina legislature, as the flag's placement was part of the state's Heritage Act, the 2000 legislation that also put the Confederate battle flag on the state Capitol grounds.