Analysis: South Carolina progressives say it's time to go on offense
South Carolina’s Republicans are pressing legislative advantages like never before with legislative victories long dreamed of by their right-wing and corporate bases.
Just this week, they passed a years-long effort to thwart almost all abortions. Gov. Henry McMaster signed the measure into law Thursday. It’s already been challenged in federal court.
Ahead are other GOP goals:
• Allowing the open carry of handguns, a proposal opposed by many in law enforcement;
• Limiting business liabilities, particularly for pandemic-related issues;
• Restructuring some agencies; and
• Selling a public utility to a privately-held conglomerate that’s fuelled political coffers.
Sure to come: Creating more partisan legislative districts, relaxing environmental rules, using more public money for private educational purposes and more.
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