To pass the resolution, it needs a two-thirds majority in both House and Senate (82 of 122 House members, 35 of 52 Senate members). The suspension resolution can be approved by both the House of Representatives and the Senate. This will allow them to take up the bill to remove or replace the state flag. These considerations require a simple majority of both chambers for passage (62 out of 122 House members and 27 out of 52 Senate members). Many expected that the House Rules committee would consider legislation to suspend the rules when it met Saturday morning. However, Saturday morning’s meeting was a disappointment. After the meeting was adjourned, Turner stated to reporters that he didn’t have the green signal. Turner was asked if his committee would consider the matter on Saturday. He replied that he didn’t know. As of Saturday morning, there has been no agreement between Senate and House leadership as to how they will proceed with a bill to take down the flag. Many, including the former governor. Former Gov. Phil Bryant and U.S. Senator Roger Wicker have supported a flag that displays the state seal. This phrase includes the phrase “In God we Trust.” A poll released this week by the Mississippi Economic Council (the state’s chamber, seemed to support the design. The leaders of the legislature have discussed the possibility of removing the flag from session this year and creating a commission to design multiple replacement designs that could be put on a ballot. Many Republican legislators who were against or on the fence about the Legislature changing the flag had “road-to Damascus” moments during the days and hours before Saturday’s vote. Senator Joel Carter, R.Gulfport, stated on social media: “I have struggled to find the right words to describe the State Flag. Because I have seen the internal struggles legislators are facing with this historic vote over the past few days. I have also spoken with Mississippians from both sides of this argument. “I was elected as a leader and not a follower. It’s time to retire the state flag. If we keep flying the current flag, which doesn’t unify but divides Mississippians, our State will be facing serious economic consequences. “Several options were discussed by our State leaders, but the implications for not removing the current Flag could not wait until a referendum could go on the ballot.” Sen. Jeremy England (R-Vancleave) wrote: “Thanks for your continued prayers, and if I disagree with you, I hope that you will at least respect my decisions. It’s high time that we change the Mississippi flag.” Rep. Karl Oliver (R-Winona) stated in a 2017 post on social media that anyone who supports the removal of Confederate monuments should “lynched.” He has not commented on the issue in recent weeks. Oliver released a statement on Thursday saying that he was trying to unify the state and asked for support from all of his fellow lawmakers. However, other legislators have not changed their minds about the Legislature changing the flag without a referendum. Senator Chris McDaniel (R-Ellisville), who is leading opposition to the Senate vote, said that “the people deserve a vote.” “People matter more that politicians,” Saturday’s House session saw opponents of the Legislature changing the flag prepare to present a variety of amendments to any flag-change bill. The strategy was to make sure some lawmakers are not lukewarm about the issue and force them to vote. As lawmakers arrived, protestors for and against the flag change were present outside the Capitol. Numerous businesses, municipalities, counties, and other groups have asked for the flag to be changed or stopped flying it. A growing number of businesses, cities, counties, and other groups have stopped flying the flag or asked leaders to change it.