Red State Tyranny: South Carolina Republicans Cut College Funding Over Gay Themed Books

Don't Miss Sarah Jones's Essay On Kristi Noem Titled Predatory Is The Point On The Daily.

Red State Republican tyranny has been put on full display South Carolina Republicans have cut funding for two colleges that had freshmen read books that had gay themes.

According to The State,

Some S.C. public colleges are coming under fire for the books they assign students and whether they follow a state law requiring instruction on the U.S. founding documents.

S.C. House budget writers voted Wednesday to take away nearly $70,000 from the College of Charleston and USC Upstate for having freshmen read books with gay themes

…

“One of the things I learned over the years is that if you want to make a point, you have to make it hurt,” Republican Rep. Gary Smith said. “I understand academic freedom, but this is not academic freedom. … This was about promoting one side with no academic debate involved.”

This is what limited government looks like under Republican rule. These so called champions of small government have no reservations about misusing their power to punish anyone or anything that dares to differ from their political agenda.

The hypocrisy is that these same Republicans argue that religious freedom must be protected at all costs while stomping all over academic freedom on a daily basis. It is now a punishable offense in South Carolina to assign literature with gay themes. Apparently, Republicans in the state believe that if homosexuality is never discussed, it will go away.

Republicans have gone from trying to pray away the gay to trying to wipe all mention of it off anything that they control. South Carolina’s college students don’t want an indoctrination. They want an education. Higher education should expand horizons, and encourage students to think independently.

Independent thought is the enemy of the Republican Party.

South Carolina Republicans are giving the rest of the country a dose of what red state Republican tyranny looks like, and it isn’t a pretty sight.

Jason Easley

Jason is the managing editor. He is also a White House Press Pool and a Congressional correspondent for PoliticusUSA. Jason has a Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science. His graduate work focused on public policy, with a specialization in social reform movements.

Awards and  Professional Memberships

Member of the Society of Professional Journalists and The American Political Science Association