The Edgitators: Should The Confederate Flag Be Removed?

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 As friends and relatives grieve the deaths of nine people, shot and killed inside a historic church in Charleston, South Carolina, state leaders are now shifting their focus to a decades-long debate about the South Carolina Confederate flag.  Is it heritage, or is it hate?

A photo of the man who confessed to opening fire at Emanuel AME Church is sparking controversy.  It shows 21-year-old Dylann Roof posing by a car that has a South Carolina license plate depicting the Confederate flag.  The picture is renewing debate about the flag and what it represents.

So what do you think?  Should the Confederate flag be removed from the South Carolina State House grounds?  The Edgitators weigh in…