With the opportunity to make South Carolina the 49th state to pass a hate crimes law nearly gone, supporters turned to one of the survivors of the most heinous racist attack in modern America to make their case Wednesday.
since the session started in January. If the bill does not pass by the time this year’s session ends May 12, supporters will have to go back to square one.
“It’s not the name that’s attached to the bill. It’s the bill itself and what it represents and more important what it speaks against,” Democratic Sen. Ronnie Sabb responded. Tension spilled over as other Democrats rose to speak. Sabb didn’t finish his remarks in the five minutes allotted and a fellow senator made an almost always granted request for additional time. Several Democrats said Republican Senate Majority Leader Shane Massey objected.
South Carolina’s reluctance to pass a hate crimes law is being discussed on a white supremist message board too, where members discussing the best places to live mention the lack of a hate crimes law alongside the state’s booming economy and good weather, according to members of the Anti-Defamation League who monitor the sites.
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