I te tīmatanga o Akuhata 2017, i whakaekea e Templeton te tautohetohe i tana korero i tetahi huihuinga pakanga i te rohe o Pickens, "Kei te whakapehapeha ahau ki te Confederacy", i a ia e kii ana e tautoko ana ia i te whakatau a te General Assembly i te 2015, whai muri i te pupuhi o te whare karakia o Charleston
, ki te tango i te haki whawhai Confederate i nga take o te South Carolina State Capitol. I oati ano a Templeton, mena ka pootihia ia hei kawana, kaore ia e whakaae ki te tango i tetahi tohu Confederate i te kawanatanga.