jenny-horne

Republican S.C. Rep Tearfully Begs Colleagues to Remove Confederate Flag

Taylor Berman · 07/09/15 09:43AM

Just after 1 a.m. this morning, the South Carolina House of Representatives voted to permanently remove the Confederate flag from the statehouse grounds. After hours of debate over adding amendments to the bill, which could have delayed the vote, Republican Rep. Jenny Horne delivered an emotional, tearful speech urging her colleagues to pass the bill without any changes.