Senators spent the first three days of the session arguing over legislation that is either vitally important or totally meaningless, depending on who is doing the talking.

The issue is a resolution affirming South Carolina's rights under the ninth and 10th amendments. It also targets federal health care legislation by saying state residents are not subject to any law that:

u Interferes with the right of a person to choose their health care provider.

u Restricts a person's freedom to choose a private health care system or plan.

u Interferes with a person's or an entity's right to pay directly for medical services.

u Imposes a tax, penalty or fine for choosing a health care provider, obtaining or declining health care coverage or participating in any particular health care system or plan.

The resolution does not carry the weight of law, but informs Congress of the state's position. The two sides agree on that much, but that's where they part company.

Source: The Spartanburg Herald-Journal

Refresh my memory, didn't we fight a war over this?  Why must South Carolina continue to fight the same battle year in and year out?  The Palmetto state has so many pressing issues but leaders within the general assembly find it more interesting to replay the old arguments of John Calhoun than work on advanding the SC into the 21st Century.