Statehouse of Cards

We all know Netflix's House of Cards. But the House of Cards backroom cronyism and coercion is alive and well in the Statehouse of the fictional Rep. Frank Underwood's home state of South Carolina. FightForCofC is exposing the duplicity and abuses at the SC Statehouse that have continually undermined the integrity of the College of Charleston, and most recently thrown us into a crisis. Learn more about FightForCofC at our website: www.fightforcofc.com and follow us on Twitter at @OurCofC

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Senator Lee Bright really nails the heart of the problem here.  You can tell he went to college.  Oh, wait...

Video Clip:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7HI4JmRZ0ww

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Senator Bright expresses shock and outrage that his daughter's teacher (Heaven forbid, a Czech!) accurately taught her a fact.  From the Senator's speech from the well while debating cutting funds from CofC and USC Upstate on May 13th, 2014. Video Clip:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QIjKXliQO08

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Senator Corbin describing college students to Senator Hutto while discussing cutting funds from CofC and USC Upstate for selecting books that mention homosexuality. Video:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4fRVgPQvhoE

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Senator Lee Bright, from the well of the Senate, while debating punitive budget cuts to CofC and USC Upstate in response to their selecting books that mention homosexuality on May 13th, 2014

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Senator Lee Bright, from the well of the Senate, while debating punitive budget cuts to CofC and USC Upstate in response to their selecting books that mention homosexuality on May 13th, 2014

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Trustee Donald Belk to SC Rep. Whitmire while being questioned by the legislature about the selection of Fun Home.

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SC Rep. Garry Smith in an official campaign fundraising letter.

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State Rep. Garry Smith (R-Simpsonville) in a fundraising letter released this month regarding his stripping $52,000 from the CofC budget to punish them for selecting Fun Home, an award winning memoir written by a lesbian, for their voluntary College Reads! program.

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Lt. Gov. Glenn McConnell being interviewed by the Charleston City Paper

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Lt. Gov. Glenn McConnell being interviewed for the Daily Show about the Confederate Flag's role at the Statehouse.