COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) – One of the Legislature’s most ardent supporters of the Confederate battle flag says he will introduce an amendment that would allow South Carolina voters to decide whether the flag should fly over the Statehouse grounds.
The Greenville News reports state Sen. Lee Bright, who is a Spartanburg County Republican, has taken to social media to urge flag supporters to stand with him.
Bright also is using the flag as a fundraising tool by offering bumper stickers depicting the Confederate banner and reading “Keep Your Hands Off My Flag” to those who make a financial contribution to his campaign.
Bright has urged supporters to sign an online petition to keep the flag on the capitol grounds.
Republican Gov. Nikki Haley has urged lawmakers to move the flag to a museum.
