Federal Judge: Confederate Emblem on Mississippi Flag Is “Anti-American”
African-American attorney Carlos Moore has filed a federal lawsuit in Mississippi seeking to have the state flag declared unconstitutional, because it includes a Confederate battle emblem (shown above). Yesterday the judge in the case said the Confederate flag is “anti-American,” a fact that’s hard to deny since it’s a symbol of a pro-slavery rebellion that seceded from and declared war against the United States. If that isn’t anti-American, what is?
Reeves didn’t say when he will rule on the arguments he heard Tuesday, but he noted they took place on the anniversary of the first shots of the Civil War being fired in 1861 at Fort Sumter, South Carolina.
“We’re still arguing about a flag in 2016 and arguing about a flag that is anti-American,” Reeves said. He said the Confederate battle flag was one symbol of those who fought to secede from the United States.
The judge also said the battle emblem is a symbol of the Confederacy, “which is anathema to anybody who lives within the 21st century.”
It doesn’t take a psychic to predict that this will drive the right wing media nuts (a short drive).