LCRP October Meeting

I didn’t attend last night’s Lexington County Republican Party meeting, but I was sent the audio from a member.

During Sandy Wade’s report about emails, John asked what the party’s policy is about responding to emails addressed to leadership from members.

Mark Weber took over for Sandy and said if the question referred to emails from me (Sarah Grace), they could “talk about that offline.” He went on to say that HIS policy is that “sometimes it’s best not to respond,” claiming he answers every email “unless I deem it inappropriate.”

In other words, Mark decides which members are worthy of a response.

Vice Chairwoman Debbie Heim inserted herself with a sentimental story about replying to me during her son’s football game. First, she only responded to one email sent in AUGUST, and ignored my follow-up questions. Second, I have no idea why she interrupted her child’s game considering no email had been addressed to her in the first place.

(But then again, this is coming from the same woman who earlier this year, when we privately tried to address concerns with Mark, prevented discussion by yelling “Leading question Your Honor!” and forbid Mark from responding.)

Mark proceeded to misrepresent my emails to the body, suggesting they were about “rehashing old drama.” As you can see from my previous posts, they contained only legitimate, current questions about the Pickens issue. I asked questions and sought clarity from our leadership directly, rather than trusting the grapevine.

But sometimes, even in our effort not to believe the worst, the worst is proven anyway.

My recent email on September 30th asked for clarity on whether Mark had rescinded his amendment that would have allowed Pickens to resume operations as a county party. As usual, he never replied.

But last night, after first claiming his amendment was “not accepted,” he finally admitted that he DID retract it. He then justified himself by boasting that he’s learned to read the room and only make motions “that will pass.”

What an oak.

He then finished by brushing off the entire issue, saying he won’t engage further, and that we shouldn’t focus on “small things” instead of the bigger picture of “fighting Democrats.”

Call me crazy, but I don’t consider our vote in dissolving an entire conservative county party as a “small thing.”

South Carolina has voted red for decades, and currently holds a Republican supermajority. And yet, we continue to accomplish very little in advancing true conservative principles.

The problem has never been the Democrats.

It’s the wolves in sheep’s clothing who dress compromise as diplomacy, control as order, and silence as unity.

And the sheep applaud.

LCRP Meeting October 2025