Mississippi House and Senate bills that would change the state’s current flag, which contains the Confederate battle flag, all died this past Tuesday due to not having enough support.
Various proposals on file included taking submissions for flag ideas from colleges and universities, reinstating the previous Magnolia Tree flag and having two separate-but-equal state flags. House Bill 1551 would have changed the flag to the Bonnie Blue Flag, which is an unofficial symbol of Confederacy. But none of these measures will be implemented.
While some ideas may have been plausible, according to Rep. Jason White (R), “we don’t have a consensus on any of them,” the Associated Press reported.
