[Magdalen] Enjoying a colleague's accent

[Grace Cangialosi]

I was just repeating what the news account said. Of course, it's interesting that something which is supposed to just be a historical artifact nevertheless comes under the purview of the state government...<sigh>

> On Jun 21, 2015, at 8:00 PM, Jay Weigel <jay.weigel at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Actually it could most likely be done another way. Almost every governor
> has the power of executive order. Some just don't have the courage to use
> it.
> 
> On Sun, Jun 21, 2015 at 7:52 PM, Grace Cangialosi <gracecan at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> 
>> But, you see, it's no longer actually flying "over" the Capitol; it's on
>> its own separate pole on the Capitol grounds as a part of the state's
>> history...  That's the rationale. And only an action by the legislature can
>> order it to be lowered to half-mast. And you surely wouldn't expect them to
>> do that for the murders of nine African-Americans, would you?
>> 
>>>> On Jun 20, 2015, at 9:36 AM, Scott Knitter <scottknitter at gmail.com>
>>> wrote:
>>> 
>>>> On Sat, Jun 20, 2015 at 12:32 AM, Allan Carr <allanc25 at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>>> So in South Carolina they still fly a flag that was actually a battle
>> flag,
>>>> apparently symbolizing the Civil War is actually not yet over?
>>> 
>>> Seems to me if you're a U.S. state flying that flag over your capitol,
>>> you should be subject to some sort of federal sanction until it's
>>> gone.
>>> 
>>> 
>>> --
>>> Scott R. Knitter
>>> Edgewater, Chicago, Illinois USA
>>