The Palmetto State - ratified Constitution 23 May 1788
South Carolina is a state in the southeastern United States. It is bordered to the north by North Carolina, to the southeast by the Atlantic Ocean, and to the southwest by Georgia across the Savannah River. South Carolina became the eighth state to ratify the U.S. Constitution on 23 May 1788. South Carolina became the first state to vote in favor of secession from the United States on 20 December 1860. After the American War Between the States, it was readmitted on 25 June 1868. South Carolina is the 40th most extensive and 23rd most populous of the 50 states.
Geographical type: Territory
Latitude: 34° N — Longitude: 81° W
Area: 82,931 km²
ISO 3166-2 code: US-SC
Birthplace of
Andrew Jackson, in Waxhaw, on 15 Mar 1767
Virginia Postrel, Virginia Inman, in Greenville, on 14 Jan 1960
Home To
South Carolina Libertarian Party, Columbia
Measures of Freedom
Freedom in the 50 States 2015-2016 | South Carolina | Cato Institute
2014: Overall rank: 15, fiscal policy rank: 23, regulatory policy rank: 12, personal freedom rank: 18, economic freedom rank: 19
2014: Overall rank: 15, fiscal policy rank: 23, regulatory policy rank: 12, personal freedom rank: 18, economic freedom rank: 19
LP State-by-State Membership Numbers [PDF], Libertarian Party News, Apr 2006
31 Dec 2005: Number of Members: 167
31 Dec 2005: Number of Members: 167
Articles
"Free-Speech Zone", by James Bovard, The American Conservative, 15 Dec 2003
Provides various examples of "free speech zone" incidents as well as reactions in the U.S. and overseas
Provides various examples of "free speech zone" incidents as well as reactions in the U.S. and overseas
The Justice Department is now prosecuting Brett Bursey, who was arrested for holding a "No War for Oil" sign at a Bush visit to Columbia, S.C. Local police, acting under Secret Service orders, established a "free speech zone" half a mile from where Bush would speak. Bursey was standing amid hundreds of people carrying signs praising the president. Police told Bursey to remove himself to the "free speech zone." Bursey refused and was arrested. ... Bursey was charged with trespassing. Five months later, the charge was dropped because South Carolina law prohibits arresting people for trespassing on public property.
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