COLOMBIA, SC – Four state lawmakers in South Carolina introduced a bill that would prohibit mandatory vaccination.
House Bill 3511 seeks to change state law to say that vaccines “can only be provided to those individuals who agree to vaccinate”.
The bill states that the reason for this change would be to protect citizens’ rights and “prohibit discrimination”.
Includes a phrase that would prevent employers from requiring employees to be vaccinated – which is currently cool.
The bill appears to have some bipartisan support, as a Democratic representative joined three Republicans to introduce it: Reps. Steven Long, R-Spartanburg, Leola Robinson, D-Greenville, Mike Burns, R-Greenville and Sandy McGarry, R-Lancaster.
Since its pre-filing on December 16, the project has been referred to the Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs Committee.
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Banning battle flag
A member of the South Carolina House wants to make sure that the Confederate Battle Flag no longer appears on state boards.
The leader of the state’s Democratic minority, Rep. Todd Rutherford, is sponsoring the House’s H 3091 bill, which would request changes to the special plates of the state’s Confederate Veterans Children.
“Each special sign must not contain a Confederate flag,” says the project.
If the project is approved, anyone who has one of the current special plaques, which includes the design of the Confederate square flag, will receive a new plaque without the flag if they renew the plaque. No new plaque would be issued with the flag.
The license plates are issued for two-year periods at a cost of $ 30. A portion of that fee goes to the Children of Confederate Veterans of South Carolina, says the South Carolina Department of Motor Vehicles website.
While defenders of the Confederate flag argue that it is a symbol of the state’s Confederate heritage, opponents claim that it is a symbol of hatred and that it celebrates slavery.
The Sons of Confederate Veterans is a historic, patriotic and apolitical organization dedicated to “ensuring that a true history from the period 1861-1865 is preserved”, states its website.
From WIS and WCSC reports