UPDATE: On Monday afternoon, the South Carolina voted 37-3 in favor of removing the flag. Now the state awaits the vote from the House.
On Monday, South Carolina lawmakers began the debate regarding the Confederate flag and its place at the state’s Capitol
South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley called for the flag’s removal several weeks ago in the wake of the Charleston massacre at the hands of white supremacist Dylann Roof. But this can only happen if a two-thirds majority vote is reached by the House and Senate.
