The South Carolina Senate voted yesterday to take down the Confederate flag from the statehouse grounds.
Senators voted 37-3 on Monday to take down the flag and the pole it flies on, both of which were erected in 2000 as part of a compromise that involved removing the flag from atop the Statehouse dome.
The bill will now move forward to the South Carolina House, where debate is expected to begin today. There is no clear estimate about when a vote will take place, AP reports: "House members appear to be less unified" on the issue.
One option for the situation would be to keep the flag pole but put another flag that may have been flown by Confederate troops on it.
House Republicans met yesterday to decide what to do while House Democrats are calling for the removal of the flag and the poll. Governor Nikki Haley agrees the flag needs to be removed and released the following statement after the vote:
"The South Carolina Senate today rose to this historic occasion, with a large majority of members from both parties coming together in the spirit of unity and healing that is binding our state back together and moving us forward in the right direction."
