Category — Action Alerts

The Anderson County Republican Party is hosting a Town Hall Meeting which will feature the interim county administrator and several county council members. This is a great opportunity to hear from and speak to the folks in charge of…your back yard.

WHEN: Monday, Jan. 16th at 6:30pm
WHERE: Concord Community Church, Concord Road, Anderson, SC

When/Where:

Friday, January 27, 2012
6:30pm until 8:30pm
Holiday Inn Express
1036 Woodruff Road, Greenville, SC

Free admission - RSVP required

Today, our college graduates face the highest unemployment rates in history.

American 15-year-olds rank 35^th out of 57 industrialized countries in math and literacy. Americans shouldn’t rank 35^th in anything!

Join Americans for Prosperity Foundation, Ashley Landess, President of the South Carolina Policy Council, Karen Martin, coordinator of the Spartanburg Tea Party, and via simulcast, Fox News contributors Dick Morris and Juan Williams for a Simulcast Town Hall to “Restore American Exceptionalism”.

Heavy Hors D’ouevres and Soft Drinks Will Be Served

As we work to make SC the “freest state in the nation,” you’ll need to know a few things about free-market economics. Our friend Talbert Black in Columbia is hosting a Campaign for Liberty meeting which will be extremely educational. This is the same day that the 2012 legislative session begins in Columbia, so if you can make the drive, plan to stay for this!

When/Where:

Tuesday, January 10th @ 6:30 p.m.
The Office Place (<-click for directions)
350 Rivermont Drive
Columbia, SC  29210
803-799-3375

Speakers:

• Dr. Steve Isom – Candidate for Chairman of the Lexington County GOP to replace outgoing Chairman Rich Bolen. Rich is stepping down to challenge an incumbent Republican SC Senator. Dr. Steve Isom is a Cayce City Councilman and a leading grass roots activist for sound money.  Dr. Isom received degrees from Auburn University and Columbia University, NY.
• Dr. Peter Calcagno – Editor of “Unleashing Capitalism in SC”, Professor of Economics at the College of Charleston.  Dr. Calcagno earned his BS from Hillsdale College and his PhD at Auburn. He is an adjunct scholar at the Ludwig von Mises Institute. His areas of research are public choice economics and political economy
• Accompanying Dr. Calcagno is Dr. Russ Sobel – associate editor of “Unleashing Capitalism in SC”.  Dr. Russ Sobel is a native of South Carolina and a professor of economics at West Virginia University. For a taste of what you will see at our meeting Tuesday, take a look at a recent presentation by Dr. Sobel at a luncheon with Governor Sanford here at this link. You’ll really like this presenation on the video.
• Deedee Vaughters – Candidate for SC Senate District 26. Mrs. Vaughters has been a leader in promoting government reform in South Carolina.  As vice chairman of the SC Policy Council, she worked to expose and eliminate crony capitalism; she also has been at the front in the battle to bringing transparency and true accountability to state government. Vaughters is a defender of small business.  As a grass roots activist, she successfully fought for reform of the business license excise tax.

South Carolina’s public education system ranks 50th out of 50 states in the US, yet we spend more per child – roughly $13,000 per year – than we ever have before. Meanwhile, parents and teachers alike are trapped by educrats and the economy. It’s time parents were given a choice.

Please join us for two hours on Saturday morning, January 14th starting at 9AM. We will place door hangers designed to raise awareness on School Choice legislation, and maps of where to place them. Making an impact couldn’t be easier, all you have to do is show up!

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Fellow Patriots,

We have to stop Obamacare right here in South Carolina.

HB 3738, the bill titled “The Health Benefit Exchange Act” is the first step that states are mandated to take to implement Obamacare. This bill is scheduled to be heard TOMORROW by the Ways & Means committee.

South Carolina has joined with 27 other states in challenging the constitutionality of Obamacare and we are winning. HB 3738 is NOT a plan B, there cannot be a plan B when we have not exhausted plan A, we must stand firm. Our legislators have been deceived into thinking that we must have HB 3738 in place to avoid the federal government setting up the exchange for SC but this is NOT true, the guidelines for setting up an exchange are so arbitrary that if it is necessary we have years to do so, it does not need to be and should NOT be implemented now.

NOW we must continue our fight, we must educate our state representatives on the dangers of appearing double minded. Rumor has it that HB 3738 is planned to be added to the Ways and Means Committee agenda at the last minute and passed without discussion.

What can we do?

1. Call these state representatives:

Anderson County:
*   Rep. Dan Cooper*, chairman of Ways and Means – (803) 734-3144 or (864)260-4025
*   Rep. Brian White* – (803) 734-3113

Greenville County:
*   Rep. Dwight Loftis* – (803) 734-3101

Laurens County:
*   Rep. Mike Pitts* – (803) 734-2830

Aiken County:
*   Rep. Roland Smith *- (803) 734-3114

Lexington County:
*   Rep. Kenny Bingham* – (803) 734-3138
*Rep. Mac Toole* – (803) 734-2973
*Rep. Chip Huggins* – (803) 734-2971

2. Email. www.scstatehouse.gov click the link to email your representative

3. Visit your state legislator in Columbia TOMORROW at noon. The committee meeting is scheduled to take place an hour and a half after session adjourns, we estimate this to be around 1:30PM. Help with transportation, carpooling opportunities, and/or gas money is available for those willing to volunteer their time.

4. Reach out to at least two other people to call or email these representatives as well.

5. Read about the potential detrimental effects of HB 3738: www.cato.org