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Thank you for giving a strong answer to a ridiculous question, Coach Staley. Trans people belong in South Carolina, and trans people belong in sports!
I asked South Carolina head coach Dawn Staley if she supports transgender women (biological males) playing women's college basketball.
"If you consider yourself a woman and you want to play sports or vice versa, you should be able to play."
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Look at this blistering dissent from Justice Kagan:
"What a message to send to state legislators and mapmakers about racial gerrymandering ...
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A decision about having a baby or having an abortion is a deeply personal, private decision best left to a person, their family, and their doctor. We're celebrating today's decision from the SC Supreme Court striking down a 6-week abortion ban.
BREAKING: SC Supreme Court STRIKES DOWN 6-week abortion ban in 3-2 vote, saying it violates constitutional right to privacy: “Six weeks is, quite simply, not a reasonable period of time” for a woman to know she is pregnant and “take reasonable steps to terminate that pregnancy.”
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BREAKING: We’re suing South Carolina over their redistricting process, which largely avoided public input and has left electoral districts wildly out of proportion just months before election season.
Voters deserve fair maps — and a fair process to get them there.
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S.C. Education Superintendent Ellen Weaver told a roomful of students they were "misled" about her proposed book censorship policy, R. 43-170. It didn't go over well.
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#Debtorsprisons
put poor in jail, tear apart families. We’re suing to end them in Lexington, South Carolina
@ACLU
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BREAKING: By a unanimous vote of 42-0, the South Carolina Senate advanced a bill that will virtually abolish the practice of shackling incarcerated people who are pregnant, in labor, giving birth and recovering from childbirth.
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👀 At an event in D.C., South Carolina Education Superintendent Ellen Weaver praises "overtly faith-based education" and suggests that rural public schools be replaced by one-room "micro schools" housed inside of churches.
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Great News!
The 287(g) program allows state & local law enforcement agencies to engage in federal immigration enforcement.
These programs lead to illegal racial profiling & civil rights abuses & divert scarce resources from traditional local law enforcement functions.
NEW: Tomorrow, on her first full day as Charleston County Sheriff, Kristin Graziano will end the agency's 287(g) agreement with ICE. This was a central campaign promise made by
@krgraziano
, and was a major contrast between her and outgoing sheriff Al Cannon.
#chsnews
#scnews
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Attn: Charleston officials: This is what leadership looks like.
Brooklyn Center is moving create a dept. of community safety to oversee police & fire & create divisions of UNARMED civilians to handle non-moving traffic violations & mental health calls.
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This part in particular! Did y'all know South Carolinians are footing the bill at $225/hour for a lawyer to promote Ellen Weaver's book banning regulation?
There's something especially disturbing in here. The Supervisor of the South Carolina Department of Education *paid a Federalist lawyer* to show up to meetings in support of the school book ban bill. She contracted $25,000 worth of services *on taxpayer money*.
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Trans people belong in South Carolina. We're here today fighting for the rights off all South Carolinians. We aren't going anywhere.
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GREAT NEWS! The House Judiciary Committee did not advance
#H3477
.
This bill would have excluded transgender youth from participating in athletics consistent with their gender identity.
#SupportTransYouthSC
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Lawmakers in Columbia are moving very quickly to enact legislation that tells educators what they can and can't say in their classrooms. Let's talk action. (a thread)
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You have a right to unionize your workplace.
Big labor unions have no place in South Carolina.
Today, I joined other southern governors in issuing a joint statement opposing the United Auto Workers unionization campaign. Read our full statement here:
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This is obviously unconstitutional and we advise South Carolina lawmakers not to try anything of the sort.
BREAKING: The Ten Commandments must be displayed in Louisiana classrooms under requirement signed into law
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Read our statement on GOP Chair's plan to purchase and share SC voter records:
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It's a dark day for academic freedom in the Palmetto State.
South Carolina implements one of most restrictive censorships on school libraries in US
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We're circulating a petition in support of South Carolina's school librarians, who are coming under increasing attack and scrutiny from the state. Please sign and share it, and let's show librarians we have their backs.
✍🏻✍🏼✍🏽✍🏾✍🏿
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Remember when these students confronted Superintendent Ellen Weaver after she lied and condescended to them about her book banning proposal? That proposal is set to pass automatically tomorrow, June 25. We haven't given up fighting yet.
S.C. Education Superintendent Ellen Weaver told a roomful of students they were "misled" about her proposed book censorship policy, R. 43-170. It didn't go over well.
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Today the SC House will vote on a bill that would resurrect the electric chair as the state's default method of execution.
Tell your legislators this legislation has no place in South Carolina!
Take action here ...
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Here's our comms director Paul talking to the S.C. Board of Education on 11/14 about a proposed book banning policy and the Law of Unintended Consequences (pt. 1/2)
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2 male lawmakers want it to be harder for women to access preventative healthcare in S.C.
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Our access to abortion shouldn't depend on where we live, how much money we make, or who we are. We should be able to make the best medical decisions for ourselves and our families.
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BREAKING: Charleston County voters have elected to end local cooperation with ICE, end racial bias in policing, and increase accountability and oversight of law enforcement.
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SC librarians facilitate academic exploration and personal growth. They are being harassed and threatened for doing their jobs. Thank your local librarian today!
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Seems worth repeating after last week's outburst from the governor: You *do* have a right to unionize your workplace in South Carolina! Congrats to these workers who exercised that right.
600 Columbia-area Westinghouse workers seek union vote in 'right-to-work' SC via
@SCDailyGazette
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Thank you to everyone who stood against the abortion ban, and spoke up for the right to choose.
You were loud, and Senators definitely heard you. But not enough of them listened.
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BREAKING: A federal court has blocked South Carolina’s ban on mask mandates in schools.
This ban discriminated against students w/ disabilities & effectively excluded them from public schools, in violation of disability rights laws.
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Someone's sexuality does not attack your own. Someone's gender identity does not attack your own. Inclusion is not "promotion."
Thank you Greenville librarians for your courage in defending diversity and the freedom to read!
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Hey y'all, Communications Director Paul Bowers here. It's my 1-year work anniversary at the ACLU of South Carolina. To celebrate, here's a thread of exciting work I've been able to do in my first year on the job. 🧵
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Thanks to the incredible legal efforts of Planned Parenthood, the SC Supreme Court enjoined the 6 Week Abortion Ban. Abortions are now legal through 20 weeks of pregnancy. PP's Columbia and Charleston clinics and the Greenville Women's Clinic offer abortion care through 13 weeks.
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We are awfully lucky to have leaders like
@PPSATSC
@PPSouthAtlantic
@WRENetwork
leading the fight for reproductive freedom in SC.
Abortion is healthcare. Abortion is our right. And it's legal in South Carolina.
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No matter what the governor says:
I signed the Help Not Harm bill into law, which protects our state’s children from irreversible gender transition procedures and bans public funds from being used for them. I look forward to joining legislators and supporters at a ceremonial bill signing in the Upstate next week.
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Gov.
@henrymcmaster
's office sent out a press release announcing his ceremonial signing of the ban on healthcare for trans youth, H. 4624. It contains a statement from Rep. Davey Hiott asserting, "We do not know how many surgeries have taken place."
We do know. The number is 0.
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VICTORY!
Bans on mask mandates in schools disproportionately affect students with underlying health conditions by making them more at risk of becoming seriously ill if they contract COVID-19.
This is a win for public school education in SC.
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In case you missed it: A federal court has ruled that South Carolina lawmakers drew a racially gerrymandered Congressional district map, but those lawmakers want permission to hold another election with that map anyway.
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School officials in Lexington 3 were ordered to pull "Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You" from library shelves yesterday.
The school board meets tonight at 6:00 PM at 338 West Columbia Avenue. The freedom to read is on the agenda. We hope to see you there!
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Wednesday: 10am Senate subcommittee meeting on H. 4624, a bill that would ban medically necessary care for trans youth. This bill has already passed the House. This could be our last chance to stop it. Please write your senator here:
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The Senate has adjourned, and there was no vote on H4624! That means our advocacy is working. We can't give up now. We have to let our Senators know that we want them to vote NO on ending debate and vote NO on H4624. Find your Senator and call them now:
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Today, incredible advocates in GVL defeated calls for transphobic censorship.
(It's never easy but...) We're only losing if we're not fighting back.
In August there were five people here at the Greenville Library Board of Trustees meeting asking for accountability. Standing room only here today and overflowing into the hallway. 🏳️🌈
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Tomorrow, Charleston city leaders will vote on our final budget for 2021. So far, they have failed to listen to calls for an investment in communities over the police.
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A great night for fREADom!
1⃣Team Greenville defeated a county council resolution to ban inclusive books.
2⃣Team Beaufort packed the room to defend the freedom to read.
It's an honor to be in fights with communities.
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Thousands and thousands of hours went into successfully defending reproductive justice in South Carolina! Hats off to
@WRENetwork
and
@PPSATSC
and many others for incredible leadership and resilience.
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"I hold out hope." Please take a minute and listen to this powerful testimony from ACLU-SC staff member Matthew Butler on the harm done by anti-LGBTQ legislation in South Carolina. (part 1/5) 🧵
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Our leader Jace is the first (and so far only) transgender Executive Director in the 100+ year history of the nationwide ACLU. The passage of the bill to ban healthcare for transgender kids is hitting him hard. Here's his message.
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It takes a combination of ignorance and evil to attack trans children.
Trans children of SC - you are seen, you belong, and you are loved.
We will never stop fighting to defend your right to be you.
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Even in the world of book banning, the rhetoric that removing a book from library shelves should not be considered a ban because the book still exists in society is mind-boggling.
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Real public safety looks like investment in affordable housing, youth and community programs, and public infrastructure. We can and must reinvest in public safety solutions that work, not more policing. Join us!
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There is nothing "compassionate" about H. 3551. It attacks children's right to be their authentic selves.
ACLU-SC will proudly stand alongside communities as they fight back against bills that attack SC children and families. Bill language below:
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Superintendent Ellen Weaver's
@EducationSC
tried to quietly end AP African American Studies in South Carolina high schools. We won't let her do it quietly. Here's a roundup of the press coverage from yesterday:
via
@postandcourier
:
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Psstt -- have you seen the books Moms for Liberty want to ban in Charleston County Schools? We got their hit list via a public records request, and it's really something.
For starters they're Big Mad that this children's book has 2 penguin dads in it. 🧵
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Today the book banning regulation R. 43-170 passed without receiving a vote from the South Carolina General Assembly. From ACLU-SC Executive Director Jace Woodrum:
"South Carolinians are less free today than they were yesterday...
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@AngryBlackLady
is lighting up Twitter reviewing our case! Thank you for spreading the word!
People are being stripped of their constitutional rights and jailed, simply for being poor. It's unconscionable.
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Since we're hearing a lot of nonsense about gender-affirming care from internet trolls, members of Congress, etc., here are a few facts to keep in mind. 🧵
1: Nobody is performing gender confirmation surgery on minors in S.C. Pediatricians testified about this last week.
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Today a Senate subcommittee voted to advance a ban on medically necessary care for trans youth. Sens. Johnson, Hutto, and Bright Matthews took a stand and voted no. Thank you for staying and fighting for the rights of *all* South Carolinians.
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Last night, Pickens School Board once again ignored recommendations from two expert review committees and voted to restrict access to "Dear Martin"
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BREAKING: Charleston City Council just voted unanimously to remove the Calhoun monument from Marion Square. There is much work ahead, but acknowledging our racist past is critical to real structural change and racial justice.
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(pt. 2/2)
"Book banners have two things on their side: Networks of dark money from groups like Moms for Liberty and the State Freedom Caucus Network, and seemingly boundless time to harass and intimidate teachers and educators. Do you want to spend your time dealing with them?"
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We anticipate House debate today on H. 4624, a bill that would take away medically necessary care from trans youth. Before it begins, we want to remind our trans friends across the state: You are loved, you belong here, and nothing that these politicians say can take that away.
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Again and again, when school districts listen to educators and the vast majority of parents, book bans fail. This is part of the reason why teacher harassment groups like Moms for Liberty are pushing so hard for a statewide book purge via the State Board:
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We'll say it again for the folks who didn't hear the first time. There is no evidence to support the claim that young people are coming out as trans due to peer pressure. Even most patients who need this care cannot access it, mostly due to cost and financial barriers.
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This
#BannedBooksWeek
, we put together a map showing book bans and challenges across South Carolina since 2020.
Check it out here (and scroll down to see how we fight back!):
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Grateful to Erin for keeping an eye on this hearing. The world is watching South Carolina.
1. Happening now, South Carolina is hearing HB4624, a bill that would ban gender affirming care for transgender youth, and would ban coverage for trans issues for ADULTS up to the age of 26 (!!!) on medicaid.
Subscribe to support my work, and lets follow along together.
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In a heartbreaking vote, the Senate just passed H4624, a bill to ban healthcare for transgender youth and to limit its access for transgender adults.
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Drag bans are unconstitutional ... and expensive.
Looking at you, South Carolina lawmakers sponsoring House Bill 3616 👀
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When lawmakers seek to take away healthcare from trans kids, they hurt entire families. Listen to this testimony from Elizabeth Foster, a South Carolina native whose brother Knox received gender-affirming care.
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Anyway let's talk about something that actually harms kids: The ongoing eviction crisis. There were nearly 12,000 homeless youth enrolled in South Carolina public schools during the 2020-21 school year.
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"I have never looked back. I have peace. I have joy. I have confidence in who I am." Our executive director Jace shares what gender-affirming healthcare has done for him and why we need to defend it.
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For context, here is how the Heritage Foundation pushes school privatization as part of the broader
#Project2025
anti-democracy policy agenda:
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BREAKING: In a victory for voting rights, South Carolina has agreed to adjust South Carolina state House district lines in some of the most historically significant areas of the state for Black voters by passing new maps this session.
Full press release:
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This
#BannedBooksWeek
we're sharing some of our favorite banned & challenged books. "Slaughterhouse-Five" by Kurt Vonnegut has been banned numerous times since its publication in 1969 and is currently one of 93 books that on the chopping block in Berkeley County.
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We are going back and forth about how many dr. visits it would take to obtain an abortion. We need to remember how hard it is for some people to obtain ONE appointment, let alone two. The OB shortage in SC is very real.
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We are saddened by the death of Eric Childs, a fierce advocate who spoke out on behalf of civil liberties for all South Carolinians. Our hearts go out to Eric's wife Jessicka, his entire family, and all the people whose lives he touched.
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We're here to defend trans youth. Watch this powerful testimony from our executive director Jace:
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Rep
@JustinBamberg
says if he was a teacher he would pack his things and quit bc of this bill.
Relevant: SC is in the midst of a teacher shortage
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In the coming weeks, we'll be sharing what gerrymandering is, how our lawmakers do it, and the many ways it hurts us all.
Let's look at an issue that is not controversial to South Carolinians: Medical marijuana. 3/4 of us support its legalization. And yet... 🧵
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Overflow crowd at the State Board of Education meeting, which will give a first reading to a broad book censorship policy today.
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Let's throw some facts into this debate about H4624. Gender confirmation surgery is not being performed on minors in this state. Leading doctors have told us this, and no proponents of this bill have presented any evidence t the contrary.
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We're heading to court over Pickens County School District's unconstitutional book ban. Read the release here:
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It is disheartening and terrifying to hear male legislators suggest they know what is best for adolescent survivors of sexual violence.
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We love to see this! We heard some powerful testimony at the school board meeting last night, but these two sitting together spoke volumes, too.
I dont know but to me Ta-Nehisi Coates (A popular Black Author) showing up to support a Chapin, South Carolina teacher after her lesson including his book is banned due to complaints of “White Discomfort” is HUGE!
#SCPolitics
#REBEL
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It's a big day at the State House, and we're here fighting. The Senate is likely to take up H4624, a ban on healthcare for transgender people. Watch the debate here:
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A former Librarian of the Year award recipient is detailing the harassment she has endured as a result of her intellectual freedom work. Librarians are not the enemy. (can you believe that needs to be said?)
#protruthsc
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Today at 10 a.m., the Senate Education Subcommittee will consider a book banning proposal from Ellen Weaver's SC Department of Education. This regulation is a blunt object that our state is preparing to hand to teacher harassment organizations. We oppose it.
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Voter registration isn't a threat to democracy here in South Carolina. You know what is? Gerrymandering.
Princeton researchers looked at our state House of Representatives and found just *3* competitive districts out of 124. This is a bipartisan problem.
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Trans rights now. Trans rights forever. We're fighting every step of the way to stop H. 4624, a cruel ban on medically necessary care for transgender South Carolinians.
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Tomorrow, a subcommittee will discuss H.3774, a complete abortion ban.
Less than one month ago, the supreme court ruled that a 6-week ban violated a person's Constitutional right to privacy.
Checks and balances matter. Democracy matters.
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From
@ChasCityPaper
:
"What’s happening to the state’s school librarians is likely to be
@ellenfored
's first salvo. If you value freedom, education and independent thought, you should let her know that you vehemently disagree with her narrow approach."
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Today we're delivering a petition in support of school librarians to the State Board of Education in Columbia. 2,000 signatures and counting. Are you listening yet,
@ellenfored
?
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"I am pretty sure a teacher talking about systemic racism is illegal in South Carolina."
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Thank you
@shanemassey
for allowing everyone to speak at yesterday's ed subcommittee hearing. Your commitment to democracy is appreciated!
Meanwhile, upstairs, other senators refused to hear from a trans child who courageously came to defend his right to exist.
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