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June 10, 2016

Congressman Bennie Thompson (D) loses his fight to ban Confederate symbols in US House

Republicans defend display of Confederate imagery in Capitol U.S. House Republican leaders have blocked a Democratic congressman from Mississippi from offering legislation to ban Confederate imagery from the House side of the Capitol complex. Cong. Bennie Thompson had sought the opportunity to ban display of the Mississippi state flag and statues of Confederate icons such…
News  |  Magnolia Tribune  • 
June 9, 2016

HARRISON: MSSC going through dog-and-pony show of bill reading case

BOBBY HARRISON: Supreme Court can’t recognize what it won’t hear In the past, when posed with questions or lawsuits dealing with the procedures of the Legislature, the Supreme Court has simply said such matters should be determined by the Legislature. The Supreme Court has been reluctant to interfere in the legislative process, plus, from a…