. >> and leave over the senator from spartanburg, senator martin, until 2:00 today. >> without objecting, so ordered. >> unanimous consent for the senator from georgetown senator cleary. >> without objection, so ordered. >> unanimous consent request for leave for the senator from edgefield until thursday at 10:00 p.m. >> without objection, so ordered. are there any petitions for presentment of grand jury:?? no communications, the clerk reports. therefore, we are on the introduction of new bills and resolutions. the clerk will please regret >> read. >> to provide in addition to the matters which may be considered by the general somewhere for june 18, 2015, legislation related to the institution of marriage also may be introduced after considered by each body of the general something. >> senator from spartanburg. >> mr. president, members of the senate, can i get a little order? >> yes. a little order, please. >> members of the senate, i heard our president sing a religious hymn, and that friday night i watched the white house be lit up in the abomination colors. it's time, we've got amazi

caller: if it came to spartanburg, but obviously spartanburg is way too small. the closest to spartanburg would be, well, charlotte is about an hour away. and then atlanta is about to have hours. those would be the venues that would be the closest to where they might could host something like that. charlotte is probably not too big. i think a city like los angeles has the experience, has a good bit of the infrastructure with the highway system and so forth. hotel rooms. i don't know if they would build another stadium, because of course you have the los angeles coliseum but whatever you build you have to maintain it. that's the thing about it. going to one city and then all of a sudden after 16 days it is gone. like what happened in athens apparently is the stadium is not in good shape. there are a lot of factors, and i think you've got to do it in the right way. host: we appreciate the call. we will get back your calls and just the second on this topic of the olympics in the united states. one programming note for you, this weekend our c-span the city -- c-span

. >> would the senator from spartanburg yield for a question? >> the senator yields. >> i appreciate you. we've had several conversations over the weekend and this morning and i don't know if they understand exactly what your amendment does, but your amendment sets it up and is this what is set up on your referendum? >> as opposed to the 45 senators that are here now that this matter is referred to the voters and the state of south carolina for them to be voting on. >> and i'm willing to take amendment to which election i discussed with staff, and i thought there would be other amendment, but since i'm the first one out of the box that we had described at the primary dates and that is the soonest opportunity. i would think the earlier the better, but if we have to wait for the next general election. >> do you know how long the flag has been up? you and i had this discussion and how it relates to me? >> yes. yes. since 1961 and that was the year of your birth. >> correct. >> so it's been up for a long time. >> 53-plus years. >> 53-plus years. >>

>> does the senator from spartanburg yield? chef but the senator yields. >> i appreciate you. i do not know if they understand exactly what you're amendment does. your amendment sets this on a referendum? senator bright: yes. yes. >> so, this matter is referred to the voters in the state of south carolina, for them to be voting on at the general election? senator bright: i am willing to take any friendly minute as to which election. i discussed with staff. i thought there had been other amendments but since i am the first one out of the box we discussed the primary date, since that would be the soonest opportunity. i would think the earlier, the better. but if it has to wait until the next general election -- >> do you know how long the flag has been up? senator bright: yes, yes. since 1961 and that was the year of your birth. >> correct. senator bright: that has been up a long time. >> 53-plus years. and this discussion has been in suing during that time, right? senator bright: absolutely. the current governor was for leaving the flag up, and i understand what happened in tri

senator from spartanburg. >> i would like to ask consents one that the words of the senators, the last three speakers would be printed in the journal. >> i have a special guests that will be here today, and this one is my oldest grand daughter and it's ironic that she is here today, and because of the discussion we have had since the remarks yesterday, you will understand that she starts middle school next week, but she asked me all last week on vacation papa, can i come and watch the debate on the flag so she is here today and she is a straight a student, but her name is ainsly grace allen. i ask you to welcome haar to the south carolina senate. thank you. >> welcome, and we hope you will come back and see us. >> senator from florence. while he is coming forward the senator from pickins. >> while the senator from tphraur florence is coming forward, i want to pass out an article and make a brief comment about it. a lot was said yesterday about race relations, and of course as you know i am married to a teacher, and my youngest daughter, a senator from lexington is going to be a first-y

the question is third reading and senate of spartanburg. >> like to be heard. >> proceed. >> well president and members of the senate. first, before i go too long into this i want to thank my friend from richmond, senator sax ler, i didn't mention him yesterday, but he is my friend and i have to say in the south carolina senate, the democrats are the minority party but they're very respectful when folks want to be heard because they understand what it's like to be in the minority and of course i am in the minority of the majority when it comes to many issues, but i wanted to -- and i wasn't going to speak today, but the emails i received overnight from folks that were very upset and many said there was a way to impeach someone in the south carolina senate and could i be removed because of my -- pushing my faith on others and as i was walking into the lobby i notice we have a chaplain in the senate who read from, you guessed it those folks who seem to have hostility towards almighty god, he read from the bible! and then he said a prayer in your name which i would assume since he read from th

it was a year -- actually a year before we actually teamed up with habitat for humanity down in spartanburg knew exactly what we had to do, we had build her a house. >> how did you learn your home was burning? >> i was at my job and several people had been trying to call me. and numbers i don't know i don't answer. and my brother not the one that i live with he finally called and told me brenda, you need to come home the house is on fire. and when i you did i went to mr. gordon. i burred of -- buried my head in his chest. which i got there it was gone. >> this home had been in your family since the early 1900s, right? >> yes. it was great great i think it goes back to great grand parks yes, sir. >> why are you so -- drew, i want to find out owhy she is so special to the school. >> well, ms. brenda is really special to the school because she always has a smile on her face. she is always that caring person, you know, when somebody is just having a bad day she is always the first person to run up to them and give them a hug. she is there at every sporting event and just the life of the high sc