And so the discussion continues. Mark Moskowitz, the Atlanta-based southeastern director for the Anti-Defamation League, has written a letter to Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley, asking that he issue an executive order removing the Confederate battle emblem that is displayed on state trooper uniforms and vehicles.

From the letter:

An executive order isn't out of the question. Last month, days after the shooting of nine black church-goers in Charleston, S.C., the Alabama governor unilaterally orchestrated the removal of four Confederate flags from his state's capitol grounds.

“We do not need a symbol that is portrayed by many people as racist," he said.

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