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Personhood. Because abortion politics just divides people and wastes time, it’s good to hear another of Sen. Lee Bright’s proposals — a measure to effectively outlaw abortion — is dead this year. More.
Sharia bill. It’s also good news that a discriminatory, completely unnecessary, red-herring proposal to ban sharia law (the proposal is simply misplaced because our constitution doesn’t allow our courts to use foreign laws) is dead for the year. More.
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Martin. It’s good that Sen. Larry Martin, R-Pickens, has agreed to hold a hearing on making tougher background checks for people who want to buy guns, but it should have happened during the session, not with a promise for it after it’s over. More.
Farm aid. So far at publication time today, Gov. Nikki Haley hasn’t vetoed a $40 million farm aid package. But she’s threatened it and we expect it will happen at the very end of a business day to try to bury it in the news cycle. (Good luck; that won’t work.) Check on the bill here.
Hijab. On one hand, we’re glad The Citadel denied a request for a prospective student to wear a hijab as a member of the corps of cadets. Why? Because part of the institution’s code is for everybody to be treated in a uniform manner. On the other hand, this has lawsuit written all over it, which is simply unfortunate. More.
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Middle class. It is a crying shame that lawmakers — state and federal — aren’t doing more to keep the middle class from shrinking.
Quote: She says, she says
“For all the good she has done on several issues, Gov. Haley retains two deeply troubling flaws: her disregard for the rule of law and her disinterest in the truth.”
— The State’s Cindi Ross Scope in a May 12 commentary about a law related to police officers wearing body cameras. Gov. Nikki Haley said a new law required them. Scoppe’s piece says the law actually leaves it up to the agency and the state has to pay for it first. Read more.
Quote: Tone it down
“I’ve been around many successful people in my life, none of which have felt the need to repeatedly remind me they’ve been successful.”
— State. Rep. Nathan Ballantine, R-Richland, in a story in The State about supporters like him who want GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump to tone down the vitriol. More.
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