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Records seizure intrusive

After the attacks of 9 / 11, the nation has been engaged in something of a tug of war between the interests of national security and First Amendment rights. And too often our constitutional rights have been subverted in the name of security.

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    Ban texting while driving

    Your teenager’s cell phone is more dangerous to him or her than a bottle of booze.

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    IRS probe necessary

    If the Internal Revenue Service targeted groups for extra scrutiny because of their political beliefs, that not only is inappropriate, it’s also illegal.

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    Charging sales taxes online

    Fairness is the key. If businesses on the ground are charging sales taxes, those in the ether should too.

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    Share mental health data

    An unsuccessful attack by a person with mental problems had a silver lining. It prompted state lawmakers to enact legislation that would share mental health data with federal authorities to help curb gun violence.

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    York Tech acted responsibly

    York Technical College could teach the state something about how to react to a breach of computer security.

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    Make kindergarten available to all S.C. 4-year-olds from poor families

    The plan in the S.C. Senate to extend full-day kindergarten to more of the state’s poor 4-year-olds is a step in the right direction. But we question why it is such a timid step.

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    Enforce the driver’s license law

    There’s nothing wrong with South Carolina’s current requirements regarding vision tests for drivers. The problem is that the law isn’t enforced.

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    Park is a good idea

    We think York County Councilman Bruce Henderson’s proposal to build a 50-acre park in Lake Wylie is worth considering. But we stop short of endorsing his call to allocate county hospitality tax money according to where it’s collected.

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    Budget board overstepped

    We think the S.C. Supreme Court was correct in ruling that Gov. Nikki Haley and members of the state Budget and Control Board had exceeded their authority in trying to overrule the Legislature and increase health-insurance premiums for state workers. Too bad the ruling also ratifies a bad decision...

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    Get rid of school attendance loophole in S.C. law

    South Carolina students ought to have a wider choice of which schools they attend within the state’s public school system. But an antiquated loophole that allows privileged families to game the system is not the way to accomplish that.

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