mr. beddingfield. >> i'll take my second. >> yes, sir. >> mr. speaker and members i come to you today to tell you that we have an opportunity before us right now to continue to honor folks who fought for this state and at the same time respect the fact that other flags on our campus here have been co-opted and created turmoil for some folks. i don't think it's too big a stretch to ask to be respected personally and to respect the interested parties who want to preserve their heritage while still being respectful to the happenings of today's time. it's not an easy thing to come stand here in this well and continue to talk about the same issue minute after minute, moment after moment, and have the conversation be relevant to this issue. but i tell you, my colleagues that respecting veterans who laid down their life to make our state what it is today is no different than respecting the other war memorials on this campus, my brothers in arms who gave their life in vietnam, world war i, world war ii guys let's don't forget that we have an opportunity

mr. beddingfield. >> i'll contemplate that. >> it's your right, mr. bedingfield. >> in all honesty, i feel my face getting red. probably been that way all day but i feel it right now. i love everybody in this room. i'm thankful for the influence you all have had on my life. i'm asking you today, this amendment respects your position. please respect mine. >> representative delaney? representative delaney is recognized on the amendment. >> i just want to -- mr. speakers i want to give folks perspective about this particular flag, if anyone in here would like to compromise show a little grace. this will be the way to do that. the confederate relic room said this is the most significant september battle flags. this is it. >> it's also the most significant flag to me personally personally, to my family. this flag was used by volunteers, thirteen different counties. it was carried through gid tisburg and coming back to sg and was displayed. but this 1 the most significant flag and this flag has never been could opted by any. >> the riche it's important to m

mr. smith, james smith, those people decided they were going to fight. eric beddingfield those people decided they were going to fight. many of you others is that have served in the military, mr. williams, mr. hart, it's not an easy thing to take up arms. you hear people all the time saying we should fight we should go to war. most of those people have never seen violence firsthand. violence firsthand, especially aspects of war is not a pretty thing. people die. not like a kid's game, not like a tv show where they jump back up, bounce back up. they don't come back. robert brown you served. thank you for your service. if we were attacked today, each of you including myself would be ready to take up arms and face whatever came at us. i'm fat and old. i'd be cannon fodder today. but i'd be willing to take up those arms. and if i had been treated the way the cherokee nation did, i would have been ready to take up arms at that point. so i'm going to ask you today to support this amendment. it does change. it does alter. it takes the fence down. and creates a memorial to a man

beddingfield. >> i'll contemplate that. >> it's your right, mr. bedingfield. >> in all honesty, i feel my face getting red. probably been that way all day but i feel it right now. i love everybody in this room. i'm thankful for the influence you all have had on my life. i'm asking you today, this amendment respects your position. please respect mine. >> representative delaney? representative delaney is recognized on the amendment. >> i just want to -- mr. speakers i want to give folks perspective about this particular flag, if anyone in here would like to compromise show a little grace. this will be the way to do that. the confederate relic room said this is the most significant september battle flags. this is it. >> it's also the most significant flag to me personally personally, to my family. this flag was used by volunteers, thirteen different counties. it was carried through gid tisburg and coming back to sg and was displayed. but this 1 the most significant flag and this flag has never been could opted by any. >> the riche it's important to m