From Nick Sottile, Executive Director of the SC House Democrats:
Thou Shalt Not Debate. That was the message of the Republican majority when they invoked cloture – a procedural move that severely limits speaking time and blocks amendments from being filed – just in minutes into the debate over H. 4762, a bill to require the 10 Commandments be displayed in public school classrooms.
Many House Democrats are people of deep faith. Rep. Wendell Jones (D-Greenville), who is a pastor, emphasized his Christian faith in his remarks opposing the bill: “[I]t is because I love my faith – not in spite of it – that I oppose the mandatory 10 Commandments posting.” Rep. Jones went on to say, “I do not want the name of Jesus associated with coercion. I want it associated with compassion and conviction.” He noted that the Founding Fathers established a separation of church and state – which radicals like Rep. Jordan Pace (R-Berkeley) openly oppose. Moreover, Rep. Jones corrected the record about the bill’s legality…
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