In response to the horrific act of terrorism at the Emanuel AME Church in Charleston last week, calls have been rising up across the country for the state of South Carolina to remove the Confederate flag from government grounds. Hundreds of thousands of people have signed online petitions from our allies at MoveOn and others calling for action, and even high profile Republicans like Mitt Romney and Jeb Bush have said that it is time for the flag to go.

Taking the Confederate flag down in South Carolina is a difficult process -- 2/3 of the legislature must vote in favor of taking action before the issue can be addressed.

Normally, the South Carolina legislature would be out of session for the year. But because they are negotiating a budget, they will be in session for just one more day -- tomorrow. And it looks like Gov. Nikki Haley will ask them to take advantage of that opportunity to do right by the victims of last week's massacre.

Reports say that this afternoon, South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley will call on the state legislature to stay in session in order to respond to the demands of the people they represent and take down the Confederate flag. Now, we need put pressure on the legislature to do the right thing.

Tell the South Carolina legislature to respect the families of the victims: Stay in session, take down the Confederate flag and put it back in the museum where it belongs.