Mississippi Citizens Refuse To Back Down, Take MASSIVE Stand For Confederate Flag According to recent reports, the governor of Mississippi has announced that he will not be calling the states legislation into session to debate the removal of the Confederate flag from the state standard. The Confederate symbol has been on the flag since 1984, and Gov. Phil Bryan intends to keep it that way for at least three more years. And there will be no debate about it Alabama, California, Florida, Kentucky, Louisiana, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, and Virginia have all faced pressures to take a stand against the Southern symbol. Mississippi is refusing to give in to demands however. When Republican Rep. Philip Gunn tried to take a stand against the flag, he was met with a campaign called: Keep the flag. Change the Speaker. I believe the only way the flag should be changed is if the people of our state decide to change it, Republican Tate Reeves claimed, supporting Bryant. What do you think? Do you stand behind Mississippi defending their rights and history? 