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Carolinians would like to see it up, and I believe I speak for the majority of South Carolinians, so I would like to prove that with a vote." He continued his speech saying, "They are concerned that they are being painted with the same stroke as the murderer down in Charleston. They feel that they and their ancestors are being disparaged and that's not very fair." In his arguments against the flag's removal, he stated that the 20,000 soldiers from South Carolina who fought in the Civil War were being stripped of their honor by the flag's removal.
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Carolina to rise up. Romans chapter one is clear. The Bible is clear. This country was founded on Judeo Christian principles and they are under assault by the men in black robes who were not elected by you. We better make a stand. What I'd like to see is these folks that are working in the position of dealing with these marriage certificates not to have to betray their faith or have to compromise their faith in order to subject themselves to the tyranny of five judges. What we need to do is to debate this on the floor.
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nation gone under." And to sanctify deviant behavior from five judges. It's time for us to make our stand. It's time to make our stand and we're not doing it. We can rally together and talk about a flag all we want but the Devil is taking control of this land and we're not stopping him. It's time to make our stand. Let South
Carolina discuss it. If the state's got to get out of the business of marriage then let's get out of the business of marriage because we cannot succumb to what's to come of the future of this nation.
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Carolina so I'm asking you to open up the sine die and let's deal with marriage. If we're not going to find some way to push back against the Federal Government like our forefathers did or push back against a tyrannical government like the founders of this nation did, let's at least not put these citizens of South Carolina in a position where they've got to choose between their faith and their jobs.
340:, businessman Skip Davenport, and former Spartanburg County Clerk of Court Hope Blackley faced each other in the Republican primary. Bright was bested by Representative Nutt in the Republican primary runoff, the latter will face physician and presumptive Democratic nominee Octavia Amaechi in the general election.
478:. In 2012, Bright sponsored a bill that would criminalize implementation of the Act, providing for penalties of up to two years for state officials who attempted to implement it and penalties of up to four years for federal officials who attempted to implement it. Bright involved the discredited legal theory of
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He said his amendment was designed to see if the arguments to lower the flag are really about that particular flag. "Is it about that one lunatic who waved that flag?" he asked, referring to the man charged in the shooting deaths of nine people at an historic black church in
Charleston. Bright said
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Now I believe that Christ teaches us to love the homosexual but He also teaches us to stand in the gap against sin and we need to make our stand. I know how people feel, of all colors, about this. I know that we need to respect our brother and love our brother but we cannot respect this sin in the
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Bright proposed an amendment to replace the battle flag with the first national flag of the
Confederacy; it was tabled by the Senate until August 3. Bright believes that a majority of citizens in South Carolina would like the flag to remain, saying, "It means a lot of different things to a lot of
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Our governor called us in to deal with the flag that sits out front. Let's deal with the nation of sin that we face today. We talk about abortion but this gay marriage thing, I believe we will be one nation gone under. Like
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Bright has been a strong opponent of abortion and has been a sponsor of the "Life Begins at Conception Act" for three years. In April 2013, Bright introduced a bill attempting to "require doctors performing abortions to have board certification in obstetrics and gynecology. Doctors performing
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Bright is a member of Roebuck Baptist Church (Southern Baptist), Bright is a member of the Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary's Board of Visitors. In 2013, he was re-nominated to a second four-year term on the board of trustees of the Southern Baptist Convention's Ethics and Religious
506:. The bill would further hold non-profit resettlement agencies in the state financially liable for any crimes committed by a refugee that they assisted. While the bill's intent was focused on Syrian refugees, relief groups stated that no Syrian refugees have been resettled in South Carolina.
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in his 2006 race for Governor of South Carolina. Bright described himself as troubled by the 2009 revelation that Sanford had flown to Argentina to meet with his mistress, but stopped short of joining calls for the governor's resignation.
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abortions in outpatient settings also would be required to have staff privileges at a local hospital." Pro-Choice proponents argued that the legislation would end all abortions in South Carolina and the bill was defeated in subcommittee.
437:. Bright also received the Friend of Taxpayer Award from the Spartanburg County Taxpayers Association. He had the highest rating of the Palmetto Liberty PAC on its legislative scorecard, and was unanimously endorsed by The
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in 2004, losing in a tight race by less than 50 votes. In 2008, Bright successfully challenged for the District 12 Senate seat. Hawkins chose not to seek reelection, leaving Bright to contest State Representative
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school, and it's only a theory." In 2005, Bright was recognized with a "Friend of the Taxpayer" award from Citizens for Efficient Government.
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Ellis, Ralph; Brumfield, Ben; Edwards, Meridith (July 9, 2015).
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Ron Paul in Greenville; SC state Senator Lee Bright on the left.
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from the South Carolina State House grounds in the wake of the
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Kalsi, Dal; Carpenter, Heather; Kimzey, Kim (July 6, 2015).
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1700:"Columbia SC News, Events, Restaurants and Classifieds"
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1079:"As more details emerge, future's uncertainty ripens"
782:"Could this be the man that defeats Lindsey Graham?"
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958:Savannah Moss, and Samantha Swann (April 1, 2024).
867:ABRAHAM KENMORE, AND SEANNA ADCOX (April 1, 2024).
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234:South Carolina Senate
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1521:The Post and Courier
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1397:. Columbia, SC Patch
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563:Obergefell v. Hodges
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498:Refugee resettlement
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