Because these decisions are better left to the states, and not made at the point of a federal bayonet, Mississippi's public schools should not participate in the president's social experiment. Mississippi Republican Governor Phil Bryant More Quotes by Mississippi Republican Governor Phil Bryant More Quotes From Mississippi Republican Governor Phil Bryant I believe publicly funded institutions should respect the law as it is written today. It clearly states 'The state flag shall receive all the respect and ceremonious etiquette given the American flag,'. Mississippi Republican Governor Phil Bryant us-news