SC Bill Would Get Rid of Filing Law for Terrorists
Mon, March 01, 2010
COLUMBIA — South Carolina legislators are looking to repeal a 1951 McCarthy-era law that requires anyone who plans to overthrow the government to register their activities.
Pickens Sen. Larry Martin said Monday the law meant to deter "Reds" has been one more thing making South Carolina look bad since bloggers picked up on it last month and incorrectly said it passed last year.
The "subversive activities registration act" requires any group that advocates controlling or overthrowing the government to pay $5 to file with the state, or face up to a $25,000 fine and 10 years in prison.
A spokeswoman for the secretary of state said that, until February, no one had registered. Now, about 10 have filed, apparently in jest.
A bill to repeal the law is up for debate in a Senate panel this week.
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