Pro-life, Inc Wins Again in Killing SC’s Strong Pro-life Bill
On Tuesday, Nov. 18th, the SC Senate Medical Affairs subcommittee had their second hearing on S. 323, the Unborn Child Protection Act. This was the strongest pro-life bill ever to be heard in South Carolina.
This should have easily passed the heavily Republican subcommittee, correct? Wrong. The bill, sponsored by Sens. Richard Cash, Billy Garrett and Rex Rice, was allowed to die by four Republicans abstaining from the vote. Interestingly, Garret himself succeeded in killing the bill after being joined by Sens. Tom Corbin, Matt Leber and Jeff Zell. The vote was 3-2, with three Democrats voting no and Sens. Cash and Tom Fernandez voting yes.
Columbia Cartel Devastated by Special Election Losses
After a 2024 election cycle where they spent millions in attempts to defeat State House Freedom Caucus members and failed in every case, the GOP establishment geared up against conservatives in a string of fall special elections. They failed again, this time worse than the last time.
We the People are still in charge!
After everything I've seen in Columbia, the backroom deals, the insider contracts, the caucus incumbent protection rules, and the arrogance of people who think they own the system; I've come to one truth: We the People are still the real power. We just need to start believing it and acting like it again.vvvv
Who Picks the Referees? Does it really matter?
If....You are a Carolina fan, and you were watching the Carolina-Clemson game, and IF you found out that Clemson coaches had hired and selected the referees, and IF you discovered that the Clemson coaches decided the pay for their hand chosen referees, and that they had the power to terminate those referees, would you expect the game to be called fairly?
WHAT’S REALLY GOING ON AT V.C. SUMMER?
Something’s not adding up.
Santee Cooper — the state-owned power company — just signed a deal to talk only with BROOKFIELD ASSET MANAGEMENT about restarting the two old nuclear
reactors at V.C. Summer in Fairfield County.
A Saturday Riddle and a Serious Sunday Truth!
Here's a riddle for you:
How can a college football team be ahead by 8 points with 3 minutes left in regulation--and lose by 7 without going into overtime?
I know the answer now.
Get Up, Get Out of Bed, Get your Clothes on!"
That's what I heard every morning from my Drill Sergeant when I was in basic training.
How can "We the People" of South Carolina take back OUR State Government?
Oversight Lost - Why South Carolina Taxpayers Keep Paying the Price
Oversight Lost--Why South Carolina Taxpayers Keep Paying the Price
As I sat in a meeting discussing the best use of $1.8 million by a government entity, a legislator with more than 20 years of service asked, "Representative, why are you so concerned about this $1.8 million? We're responsible for a $14.5 billion budget."
My First Taste of Lobbyist Power
On November 29, 2022, I walked into the South Carolina Statehouse as an elected representative for the very first time.
Along with 26 other new legislators, I began what they call "freshman orientation." It was a full day and a half of paperwork, and procedures--signing forms for health insurance, filling out disclosures, listening to lectures, and being briefed on the ethics rules we were supposed to uphold.
Running, but Why?
Once I decided to run for the South Carolina House of Representatives, I had to ask myself a hard question: What issues would I devote my time and energy to if I won the trust of the people in district 40?
If not now, then WHEN? If not you, then WHO?
In 2022, I was the oldest freshman ever elected to the South Carolina House of Representatives. People often ask me, WHY?
Why would a happily retired, financially secure businessman, who had spent years enjoying time with his wife, children, and grandchildren, suddenly give up that life of peace and leisure to step into the chaos of politics?
The seed that was planted in me began in 2020, during the "mask mandate."