The State of Oregon and the City of Portland shall ban all official State or City travel to the state of South Carolina until that state has removed the racist symbol of the Confederate flag from all state buildings and functions.
Why is this important?
The State of South Carolina has used the Confederate flag as a symbol of intimidation for the past 150 years. The terrorist attack in Charleston, SC is only the latest racist terror to visit upon the people of that state. The symbol is not one of pride, but of arrogance and terror. The City of Portland and the State of Oregon must show our repugnance at such a blatantly racist symbol.
