South Carolina tries to outlaw ANY use of profanity

[Trooper110]

2009-2010 Bill 56: Profanity - South Carolina Legislature Online

Ummmmmm, they have heard of the first amendment, right?

[Kaeben]

I'm gonna make a british guess that the first amendment is freedom of speech lol but i dont think that counts towards offensive language. Over here we have freedom of speech however if your swearing in a public place you can be kicked from a shop or even arrested for "disturbing the peace" if its bad.

Kaeben

[mapes]

F*** that I say....

[WalkinTarget]

If you outlaw profanity than only the outlaws will have profanity

[Rand{CLR}]

Wait...they're trying to make it a FELONY?

Yeah, good luck with that one, South Carolina.

Hey Cain, what do you think of this one?

-Rand

[linemanstud]

what are they thinking? they will put most of the state in jail or out of a home within the first 6 months.

[Duke{CLR}]

I really don't get this one.

[Hammy]

Wait...they're trying to make it a FELONY?

Yeah, good luck with that one, South Carolina.

Hey Cain, what do you think of this one?

-Rand

Arent you guys the ones who argued that it was okay to fly the Confederate Flag? It's okay for that, but not okay to use four letter words as if they were adverbs, nouns and verbs?

[mapes]

Arent you guys the ones who argued that it was okay to fly the Confederate Flag? It's okay for that, but not okay to use four letter words as if they were adverbs, nouns and verbs?

No "fecal material"

[Rand{CLR}]

Arent you guys the ones who argued that it was okay to fly the Confederate Flag? It's okay for that, but not okay to use four letter words as if they were adverbs, nouns and verbs?

If you're using "you guys" to refer to ME specifically or as part of a group, then no. If it's a rhetorical question, that's fine.

-Rand

[Duke{CLR}]

I thought he was referring to people in SC.

[mapes]

No he was referring to you two... Duke and Rand because no one can tell you apart

[{CLR}geneSW]

I do not fight for a country where it's own constitution is stepped on... This bill will fail faster then a 350lb guy at a track meet.....

[DougBob]

I'm not going to say it won't pass, since these laws use to be on most of the books in the southern states. It would highly upset me to see it pass as I don't see if as much as a first amendment issue but a common sense issue. If the country hadn't gotten into this niche of poking their nose in someone else business when they smacked their kid in the mouth for cussing you wouldn't have the problem as bad as it is now, which prompted for such a drastic draft of a legal measure.
As far as the felony thing, I still say all felony on the books should be deleted and start over. Felony are way to overused to try and legislate stupidity.

[Hammy]

If you're using "you guys" to refer to ME specifically or as part of a group, then no. If it's a rhetorical question, that's fine.

-Rand

Im referring to the confederate flag that I thought was over the SC capital until it was brought down over some objections to it being racist and improper.

You guys covers the entire state- not meant to be derrogatory. It's confusing to me that the legislators would want the flag but would like swearing to be a felony.