Cuff, No one has said that the Blacks do not count. Of course they do. But in the end, this is not a procedural question or a question of fundamental rights. It is a question about how to display a memorial to soldiers who died 150 years ago. Hardly earth-shattering stuff. There were two opinions and neither opinion won. Instead a substitute was made that removed the flag that Blacks said deeply offended them, the so-called "X" flag. The substitute was one most had never even seen. So how can they now be deeply offended by it? Many supporters of the flag did not want the change either because the Stars and Bars does not use the "X" They would have preferred the "Blood-stained banner" or 3rd National flag. This flag has the "X" included and in respect to the Black citizens was not proposed. So, their opinions and feeling were taken into account. But for some that is just not good enough.