(CNN) — <a href=”https://www.cnn.com/2020/12/22/politics/henry-mcmaster-south-carolina-governor-tests-positive-covid/index.html” target=”_blank”>South Carolinians</a> are fiercely proud of the state’s iconic indigo-blue flag, with its thin crescent and lush palmetto.

So when a commission of historians was tasked with tweaking its design, residents of the state were quick to respond — mess with the flag, and you mess