South Carolina Bill Seeks to Nullify SCOTUS Opinion on Marriage

COLUMBIA, S.C. (Dec. 9, 2015) –  A bill prefiled in the South Carolina House seeks to nullify the recent Supreme Court opinion recognizing gay marriage. Rep. Bill Chumley (R-Spartanburg) and Rep. Mike Burns (R-Greenville) prefiled House Bill 4513 (H4513) on Dec. 3. The legislation declares “It is the policy of the State of South Carolina to defend…

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South Carolina Bill Would Reject FDA Restrictions on Terminal Patients

COLUMBIA, S.C. (Dec. 8, 2015)  – A new South Carolina bill would set the foundation to nullify in practice some Food and Drug Administration (FDA) rules that deny access to experimental treatments by terminally ill patients. Pre-filed on Dec. 2 by Rep. Paul G. Campbell (R-Berkeley), Senate Bill 929 (S.929) would give terminally ill patients…

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South Carolina Bill Would Ban ALPRs; Help Block National License Plate Tracking Program

COLUMBIA S.C. (Dec. 7, 2015) – A bill introduced in the South Carolina House would completely ban the use of automatic license plate readers by law enforcement in the state. It would also throw significant roadblocks in the way of a federal program using states to help track the location of millions of everyday people…

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South Carolina Bill Would Ban “Stingrays” in the State; Hinder Federal Surveillance Program

COLUMBIA S.C. (Dec. 7, 2015) – A bill introduced in the South Carolina House would completely ban the use “stingrays” to track the location of phones and sweep up electronic communications. Passage of the bill would not only protect privacy in the Palmetto State, but would also hinder one aspect of the federal surveillance state.…

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South Carolina Bills Would End State Participation in Resettlement Program

COLUMBIA, S.C. (Dec. 4, 2015) – Several bills introduced in the South Carolina legislature would end state cooperation with some contentious federal refugee resettlement programs, a significant step towards nullifying them in practice in the state. Legislators have filed five different bills that would limit state cooperation with Syrian refugee resettlement to varying degrees by denying…

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Stop the U.S. Senate from greasing the skids for gun confiscation

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Senate GOP Leader Mitch McConnell is apparently about to conclude an agreement with Majority Leader Harry Reid which would sell out pro-gunners and decimate minority rights under the Senate rules.

 

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Judge Jeanine Pirro, outed as a gun owner in the NY area, nails the Journal News

Showing all the armed security the Journal News hired to protect their business and their OWN homes, Pirro highlights the rampant liberal hypocrisy: Also check Pirro out yesterday on Hannity, as he brought in a group of gun owners who were similarly outed by the Journal News. The Journal News had no problem with dumping the [...]

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