Category — Action Alerts

By Karen Martin, Spartanburg Tea Party

Is there any doubt in anyone’s mind that killing the B&CB is what South Carolinians want? have wanted? for years? Why don’t the people we send to represent us in Columbia quit messing around and just get this done?

NO MORE EXCUSES! Whether they are favored senators or not, if YOUR senator is giving excuses on this issue … if they cannot explain to you why this has not been accomplished yet … it’s time to have a chat with them. Here is your Senator’s contact info:

• Sen. Kevin Bryant, kevin@kevinbryant.com, 864-202-8394
• Sen. Billy O’Dell, 864-943-0905

Here are two sources of information for what’s going on in Columbia. Not only are they NOT getting this done they are WASTING TIME on it!!!!

Talbert Black urges Senators to get behind the SC Policy Council amendment. What Senator will step up and propose this?

The South Carolina Senate has been debating the Department Of Administration bill for three weeks, amending it five times. So far, they have given us a bill that in its current form does little to improve our currently unaccountable system.

Read Talbert’s article, who do they think they’re fooling, replacing one unaccountable board with another unaccountable board? Us. They think they’re fooling us.

And there’s this article in The State by CINDI ROSS SCOPPE. Hugh Leatherman concerned about MORE corruption? That’s a laugh.

Mr. Leatherman quickly honed in on the new procurement proposal. He spoke ominously of storied gubernatorial corruption in Louisiana, asked Mr. Sheheen if he had read All The King’s Men — whose central character, inspired by the infamous Gov. Huey Long, rises to political power through corruption, intimidation and patronage — and warned that he wanted to make sure “nothing like that happens here.”

This idea that we would invite rampant corruption by giving S.C. governors a fraction of the power of every other governor in the country has been a favorite canard of restructuring proponents since Carroll Campbell first put forward a reform agenda in 1991, but Mr. Sheheen doesn’t consider procurement a make-or-break issue, given everything else the bill does.

“Given what we’ve seen happen in the statewide elected officials in this state over the last 20 years, I think we’d better be careful,” he said, noting that he is considering additional safeguards (which are, frankly, needed). “But what I don’t want to do is see us do nothing.”

Tired of it senators.

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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