A Resolution to Reopen Non-essential Businesses and Allow Groups to Gather in Numbers of More than Three
A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION TO REQUEST THAT THE GOVERNOR RESCIND HIS EXECUTIVE ORDERS CLOSING SO CALLED NON-ESSENTIAL BUSINESSES, AND PROHIBITING GATHERINGS OF THREE OR MORE PEOPLE. Whereas, the original goal of flattening the curve, through shutdowns and other...
A Concurrent Resolution in the Senate of South Carolina Concerning Consecutive State of Emergency Orders
Whereas, Article 7, Chapter 3, Title 25 of the South Carolina Code of Laws vests the Governor with the authority to declare a State of Emergency so that he can exercise extraordinary powers to address the effects of an emergency that has arisen; and Whereas, the...
Endless State of Emergency Unlawful
The Coronavirus and the economic shutdown have created numerous issues that demand our thoughtful consideration, debate, and action. When and how should South Carolina businesses re-open and people return to work? What should we do about testing, schools, the rapidly...
An Open Letter to Governor McMaster
The Honorable Henry McMaster State House 1100 Gervais Street Columbia, SC 29201 Dear Governor McMaster, We are going to great lengths, as we should, to protect lives because of the enormous value we place on an individual human life. Yet, in the midst of these ongoing...
