Justice
Flag of the Day: Confederacy Sustains a Blow in Minnesota
The rise and fall of the South, as staged in the backyard of West St. Paul councilman Ed Hansen.
The Confederate States of America lost a key battle in the North this week with the removal of Minnesota politician Ed Hansen's battle flag.
Hansen, a councilmember in West St. Paul, had proudly flown a Confederate flag emblazoned with the word "REDNECK" from his back porch despite the complaints of neighbors and the city's mayor. It was a matter of "free speech," he told the Pioneer Press, adding, "What's the problem?" And because people clearly weren't feeling him yet, "it's cool."