Last week, House Democrats introduced a resolution to formally censure their Republican colleague Representative Vic Dabney. The resolution was filed after the posting of an insensitive and racist Facebook tirade by the Kershaw representative in response to H.3620 or the hate crime bill. Just hours before the hate crime bill…
Republican blames gun violence on medical marijuana use in open carry debate
This month, state legislators heard debate on H.3094 or the “Open Carry with Training Act.” The bill would allow the open carry of firearms in South Carolina wherever concealed carry is already lawful. Currently, South Carolina is one of five states without open carry. Proponents of the bill have argued…
SC GOP target trans youth with bill to “Save Women’s Sports”
A bill that would ban transgender youth from participating in middle and high school sports was passed by a House Judiciary subcommittee in a vote of three to one on Wednesday. H.3477 or the “Save Women’s Sports Act” would limit participation in middle and high school women’s sports to only…
SC lawmakers push student loan forgiveness for teachers
Following the election of President Joe Biden, the student debt crisis has become a growing concern among legislators across the country. Here in South Carolina, a bill currently sits in the House Ways and Means Committee that would provide student loan forgiveness for eligible teachers in the Palmetto State. H.3459,…
“Pro-Life” Governor Henry McMaster forgets the living in rush to ban abortion
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to rage across our state, South Carolina Republicans – led by Governor Henry McMaster – decided that their time is best spent trying to enact a blatantly unconstitutional abortion ban similar to those already struck down in states like Georgia and Mississippi. Let’s be clear:…