x-sender: rooster428@rtelco.net x-receiver: governor.haley@sc.lmhostediq.com Received: from smtp471.redcondor.net ([208.80.204.71]) by IQ12 over TLS secured channel with Microsoft SMTPSVC(7.5.7601.17514); Mon, 20 Jul 2015 17:34:09 -0400 Received: from mailproxy5.neonova.net ([137.118.40.135]) by smtp471.redcondor.net ({7f0b985a-ad08-4a46-93f1-996e808178a5}) via TCP (outbound) with ESMTP id 20150720213409422_0471 for ; Mon, 20 Jul 2015 21:34:09 +0000 X-RC-FROM: X-RC-RCPT: Received: from [192.168.50.102] (unknown [137.118.150.18]) (Authenticated sender: rooster428@rtelco.net) by mailproxy5.neonova.net (Postfix) with ESMTPA id A14D3600059 for ; Mon, 20 Jul 2015 17:38:14 -0400 (EDT) Message-ID: <55AD6946.7050904@rtelco.net> Date: Mon, 20 Jul 2015 17:33:58 -0400 From: Mike Bruchon User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 5.1; rv:31.0) Gecko/20100101 Thunderbird/31.7.0 MIME-Version: 1.0 To: governor.haley@sc.lmhostediq.com Subject: Re: Thank you for contacting the office of Governor Haley References: <06F13BA2C3EF4815BC367BFBD21D51A3@IQ12> In-Reply-To: <06F13BA2C3EF4815BC367BFBD21D51A3@IQ12> Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="------------060901010104070707090300" X-DLP-ENABLED: 137.118.40.128/25 X-MAG-OUTBOUND: greymail.redcondor.net@137.118.40.128/25 Return-Path: rooster428@rtelco.net X-OriginalArrivalTime: 20 Jul 2015 21:34:09.0514 (UTC) FILETIME=[D00F0CA0:01D0C333] This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --------------060901010104070707090300 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit On 7/20/2015 9:53 AM, governor.haley@sc.lmhostediq.com wrote: > > Dear Mr. Bruchon, > > Thank you for taking the time to contact us. These have been very > difficult times for South Carolina, but our hearts and minds remain > fixed on the nine families and the communities shaken by this tragedy. > Their grace and strength set a powerful example for us all. > > Even in the midst of our grief, South Carolina set about the process > of healing – not by talking about issues that divide us – but by > hugging our neighbors, holding vigils, honoring those we lost, and > falling to our knees in prayer. We came together as a state, as a > unified people, to remember those we lost and to begin this healing > process. > > We've also come together in acknowledging that certain symbols and > events of our past resonate differently among us. For some, the > Confederate flag represents a history of their ancestry and heritage. > For others, the flag is a deeply painful reminder of a brutally > oppressive past. > > Inspired by the victims' families and the re-opening of Emanuel A.M.E. > Church, I felt compelled to make a statement about moving the flag > from the Statehouse grounds, and on July 10, 2015, after the General > Assembly overwhelmingly passed and I signed into law Senate Bill 897, > the South Carolina Infantry Battle Flag of the Confederate States of > America was respectfully removed from the Statehouse grounds to a > permanent place in the Confederate Relic Room. > > This was a moment in which we can say that the flag, while an integral > part of our past, does not represent the future of our great state, > and that by removing a symbol that divides us, we can move forward in > harmony and set our eyes on the great promise of a united South > Carolina. God bless. > > My very best, > > Nikki R. Haley > > NRH/ahp > I will no longer vote for any Republican who voted to have the Flag removed. You reneged on the compromise for the MLK memorial. That is discrimination --------------060901010104070707090300 Content-Type: text/html; charset=windows-1252 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit
On 7/20/2015 9:53 AM, governor.haley@sc.lmhostediq.com wrote:

Dear Mr. Bruchon,

Thank you for taking the time to contact us.  These have been very difficult times for South Carolina, but our hearts and minds remain fixed on the nine families and the communities shaken by this tragedy.  Their grace and strength set a powerful example for us all.

Even in the midst of our grief, South Carolina set about the process of healing – not by talking about issues that divide us – but by hugging our neighbors, holding vigils, honoring those we lost, and falling to our knees in prayer.  We came together as a state, as a unified people, to remember those we lost and to begin this healing process. 

We've also come together in acknowledging that certain symbols and events of our past resonate differently among us.  For some, the Confederate flag represents a history of their ancestry and heritage.  For others, the flag is a deeply painful reminder of a brutally oppressive past.  

Inspired by the victims' families and the re-opening of Emanuel A.M.E. Church, I felt compelled to make a statement about moving the flag from the Statehouse grounds, and on July 10, 2015, after the General Assembly overwhelmingly passed and I signed into law Senate Bill 897, the South Carolina Infantry Battle Flag of the Confederate States of America was respectfully removed from the Statehouse grounds to a permanent place in the Confederate Relic Room.  

This was a moment in which we can say that the flag, while an integral part of our past, does not represent the future of our great state, and that by removing a symbol that divides us, we can move forward in harmony and set our eyes on the great promise of a united South Carolina.  God bless.  

My very best,

Nikki R. Haley

NRH/ahp

 

I will no longer vote for any Republican who voted to have the Flag removed. You reneged on the compromise for the MLK memorial. That is discrimination 
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