Bill would guarantee party appointment in Senate
South Carolina House Republicans proposed a bill to force the governor to appoint a next senator from the same party as the previous one. If Gov Hodges appointed a caretaker from his party, Democrats could gain a 51 49 majority. supporters say it preserves voters will while opponents call it partisan.
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South Carolina
Senate
U.S. Senate
Strong Thurmond
R-S.c
Dick Cheney
Thurmond
Jim Hodges
Hodges
Chip Limehouse
Charleston
Limehouse
David Wilkins
Greenville
Black Liberation Flag Faces House Opposition
A bill to place Marcus Garvey’s Black Liberation Flag at the Statehouse monument advances in the Senate, but faces heavy resistance from black lawmakers who warn it could be a quid pro quo after last year’s Confederate flag compromise. Sen. Robert Ford says the flag completes the Heritage Act aimed at honoring both black and Confederate histories.
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Cnomument
House
Marcus Garvey
John Scott
D-Richland
Senate Judiciary Committee
Robert Ford
Dcharleston
Senate
Martin Luther King
Ford
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