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Should South Carolina repeal the Heritage Act to allow local governments to remove Confederate monuments?

Passed in 2000 as part of a compromise to remove the Confederate flag from the State House dome, the Heritage Act requires a two-thirds vote in the General Assembly to remove or rename any historical monument. Proponents argue this law prevents temporary political passions from erasing the state's history and heritage. Opponents argue it overrides local rule and forces communities to maintain statues that celebrate slavery and white supremacy.

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Response rates from 1.6k America voters.

45%
Yes
55%
No
35%
Yes
43%
No
6%
Yes, local communities should decide what values to honor in their own public squares.
9%
No, instead of erasing history, we should add context to help us learn from the past.
5%
Yes, taxpayers should not be forced to maintain symbols of slavery and oppression.
2%
No, the act protects our state's heritage from being destroyed by mob-rule mentality.

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 @BDMJ9BM from South Carolina  answered…1mo1MO

yes, the monuments should be replaced with ones that represent the states history without glorifying the confederacy

 @BDK5MZX from South Carolina  answered…1mo1MO

NO its History if we remove confederate statues we risk a repeat the state should learn form their mistakes form the past to be better in the future

 @BDGKB6W from South Carolina  answered…2mos2MO

Yes, but they should be placed in history museums to remove the honorable aspect but uphold the historical context.

 @BDB3CPL from South Carolina  answered…2mos2MO

Even though it’s apart of history and people have different views I say yes, because the world should show/ represent equality and even thought keeping them could show how it changes it could lead to more misunderstandings/debates

 @BD5VKM4 from South Carolina  answered…2mos2MO

No, instead they should have votes to get rid of the land or not

 @BD32JJ6 from South Carolina  answered…2mos2MO

Not my battle

 @BCWDG24 from South Carolina  answered…2mos2MO

Allow local decisions with guidelines

 @BCNTG74  from South Carolina  answered…3mos3MO

It depends on which specific monuments. Cause destroying an old plantation house that is now a museum would be erasing and forgetting history for future generations to learn from.

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