Day 6 - Touring the South Carolina Capitol


THE SOUTH CAROLINA STATE CAPITOL

    On our sixth day, we toured the South Carolina state capitol. This was such a beautiful building, having been completed in 1903. Having of course classical architecture, it still maintained southern charm and unique southern architecture on the inside of the building. We met many interesting people in this building and had the opportunity to go where the lawmakers go and be where the lawmakers work and discuss legislation and current events.
    We heard from State Reps Mike Neese and Micah Caskey, who spoke about their positions and their roles and took questions from the students. Some of these were pretty tough questions, and I felt like they did a good job of answering them. The South Carolina legislature is a Republican Super Majority, like Florida, and they expressed their frustration with what they called the crazy caucus, the extreme conservative Trump-supporting caucus of the Republican majority.

   

Location: 1100 Gervais St, Columbia, SC 29208, USA

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