Promoting the general welfare was one of the reasons the U.S. Constitution was “ordained and established” by “we the people.” And our U.S. Constitution gives the Congress the power “to make all laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into execution [its] powers.” Similarly, the South Carolina Constitution declares that “[t]he General Assembly ought frequently to assemble [...]
Entries from April 2008
April 9, 2008
Surrender at Appomattox
When Confederate General Robert E. Lee realized that his Army of Northern Virginia (ANV) was defeated, “he admitted as much, however regretfully, in the presence of his staff. ‘Then there is nothing left me to do but go and see General Grant,’ he said, ‘and I would rather die a thousand deaths.’”
Lee sought advice from Mahone, Longstreet, [...]
April 5, 2008
Outside Groups and the Flag Issue
“I don’t anticipate we would have some outside group come in and say they know how to do it better,” replied House Speaker Bobby Harrell in 2004 when asked about revisiting the Confederate flag issue in light of the NCAA’s moratorium on awarding predetermined postseason events to South Carolina. That kind of sentiment is common among those who [...]
