UPDATED at 6 p.m.: The flag? Pro or con
A look at some of the opinions offered by S.C. legislators and others:
TAKE IT DOWN
State representatives (of 123 members; one vacancy)
Carl L. Anderson, D-Georgetown
Todd Atwater, R-Lexington
Nathan Ballentine, R-Richland
Beth Bernstein, D-Richland
Norman Brannon, R-Spartanburg
Gary Clary, R-Pickens
Gilda Cobb-Hunter, D-Orangeburg
Derham Cole, R-Spartanburg
Greg Duckworth, R-Horry
Wendell Gilliard, D-Charleston
Dan Hamilton, R-Greenville
Phyllis Henderson, R-Greenville
Donna Hicks, R-Spartanburg
Leon Howard, D-Richland
John King, D-York
Mia McLeod, D-Richland
Peter McCoy, R-Charleston
Cezar McKnight, D-Williamsburg
Harold Mitchell, D-Spartanburg
Ralph Norman, R-York
Tommy Pope, R-York
Todd Rutherford, D-Richland
James Smith, D-Richland
Leon Stavrinakis, D-Charleston
Mary Tinkler, D-Charleston
Seth Whipper, D-Charleston
State senators (of 45 members; one vacancy)
Karl Allen, D-Greenville
Kevin Bryant, R-Anderson
Creighton Coleman, D-Fairfield
Tom Davis, R-Beaufort
Michael Fair, R-Greenville
Wes Hayes, R-York
Brad Hutto, D-Orangeburg
Darrell Jackson, D-Richland
Kevin Johnson, D-Clarendon
Marlon Kimpson, D-Charleston
Hugh Leatherman, R-Florence
Joel Lourie, D-Richland
Gerald Malloy, D-Darlington
John Matthews, D-Orangeburg
Thomas McElveen, D-Sumter
Floyd Nicholson, D-Greenwood
Luke Rankin, R-Horry
Glenn Reese, D-Spartanburg
Ronnie Sabb, D-Williamsburg
John Scott, D-Richland
Nikki Setzler, D-Lexington
Katrina Shealy, R-Lexington
Vincent Sheheen, D-Kershaw
Paul Thurmond, R-Charleston
Kent Williams, D-Marion
Tom Young, R-Aiken
U.S. congressmen
Jim Clyburn, D-Columbia
Trey Gowdy, R-Spartanburg
Mick Mulvaney, R-Indian Land
Tom Rice, R-Myrtle Beach
Mark Sanford, R-Charleston
U.S. senators
Lindsay Graham, R-Seneca
Sen. Tim Scott, R-N. Charleston
Mayors and county officials
Mayor Steve Benjamin, Columbia, and Columbia’s six City Council members, Sam Davis, Tameika Isaac Devine, Brian DeQuincey Newman, Leona Plaugh, Cameron Runyan and Moe Baddourah
Mayor Joe Riley, Charleston
Seth Rose, Richland County councilman
Mayor Keith Summey, North Charleston
J. Elliott Summey, chairman of the Charleston County Council
Mayor Knox White, Greenville
Others
African American Chamber of Commerce
BlueCross BlueShield of SC
BMW
Jeb Bush, former Florida governor, candidate for Republican presidential nomination
Hillary Clinton, candidate for Democratic presidential nomination.
Charleston Chamber of Commerce
City Center Partnership
Jim Clements, Clemson University president
College of Charleston, board of trustees
Tim Cook, Apple CEO
U.S. Sen. Bob Corker, R-Tennessee
Greater Columbia Chamber of Commerce
Greenville Chamber of Commerce
Frank Martin, USC men's basketball coach
Michelin
Martin O’Malley, former Maryland governor, candidate for Democratic presidential nomination
Nelson Mullins law firm
Nexsen Pruet law firm
Harris Pastides, University of South Carolina president
Steve Pettit, Bob Jones University president
Dan Radakovich, Clemson University athletic directory
Mitt Romney, 2012 Republican presidential nominee
Nayef H. Samhat, Wofford College president
U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders, candidate for the Democratic nomination for president
Connor Shaw, NFL player and former USC quarterback
SCANA Corp.
S.C. Council on Competitiveness
S.C. Equality
Sonoco
Spartanburg Area Chamber of Commerce
Steve Spurrier, University of South Carolina football coach
Dawn Staley, University of South Carolina women’s basketball head coach
David Swinton, Benedict College president
Ray Tanner, University of South Carolina athletics director
LEAVE IT UP
S.C. House
Bill Chumley, R-Spartanburg
Mike Ryhal, R-Horry
S.C. Senate
Lee Bright, R-Spartanburg
Tom Corbin, R-Greenville
Danny Verdin, R-Laurens
Others
Sons of Confederate Veterans
This story was originally published June 23, 2015 at 10:59 AM with the headline "UPDATED at 6 p.m.: The flag? Pro or con."