A Statehouse parody of the nation’s ideals commemorated on Memorial Day

By: Lynn Teague

Outlets: South Carolina Daily Gazette

Published: May 24, 2026

Words: 700

Last Updated: 2 months ago

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This is a more personal message than I usually write, as a national holiday and my own family history intersect with events at the Statehouse.

On Saturday of Memorial Day weekend, the General Assembly was in special session to debate further gerrymandering our congressional maps, even though primary election voting is well underway.

Memorial Day always reminds me of an uncle I never met: Rembert Dukes of Vance, S.C.

I didn’t meet him because …

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