Senator questioning constitutionality of state’s Heritage Act (SC)
Cynthia Roldan
Sep 15 2015 5:18 pm
Sep 15 5:40 pm
COLUMBIA — A state senator is questioning the constitutionality of the state law that has prevented The Citadel from removing the Confederate Naval Jack banner from its Summerall Chapel.
Sen. Darrell Jackson, D-Hopkins, asked Attorney General Alan Wilson’s office to issue an opinion on whether it’s constitutional for the Heritage Act to require a two-thirds vote from the General Assembly to make any changes to war monuments or memorials on government-owned property.
The flip side is that if Wilson says it’s unconstitutional, and the courts agree, a simple majority in the Legislature could in the future vote to again fly the battle flag — or any other flag — on the Statehouse grounds ...
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