Tell your Representative to sustain budget vetoes Talbert Black, June 29, 2011July 8, 2011 Beggars can’t be choosers. And it seems the state is slowly turning us all into beggars by spending all the voter’s hard earned money. At $22 billion, the General Assembly passed the largest budget in state history. That’s a $1 billion in new increased spending. Even after Haley vetoed $213 million it is still the largest in state history. “They have changed over time. They have gotten more responsible with their spending … that is true progress,” Haley said. Really? Like I said, beggars can’t be choosers… for now. So contact your state Senator and your state Representative and tell them both to sustain the Governor’s budget vetoes! When they ask which ones tell them all of them. $213 million is less than one percent of the budget. We can’t afford to have the General Assembly override a single veto! So contact both your legislators today. The House will start to consider the vetoes today. You can find your state legislators by following this link. Don’t forget! Contact them now, before they start the override party! Action Alerts Budget House of Representatives
His Superfluous Excellency July 31, 2011 Power corrupts. And absolute power corrupts absolutely. South Carolina State Senate president pro tempore Glenn McConnell demonstrates this little maxim quite well. I heard it told back during the gubernatorial campaign that Senator Glenn McConnell had no interest in being Governor of South Carolina because he didn’t want to give… Read More
Back Door Power Abuse; The I-95 Corridor Authority November 2, 2011 How does an obscure study by on out of state think tank become the law of the land? In South Carolina, Hugh Leatherman teams up with his Democratic buddies to create a new government agency tasked with implementing it, that’s how! You read that right! Republican (in name at least)… Read More
Action Alerts End the catbird’s seat December 11, 2012 “I’m in the catbird’s seat!” That’s what former Senator Jake Knotts said when he single-handedly stopped a bill last year. It was the bill that would have put every challenger that was kicked off the ballot, including his challenger, Katrina Shealy, back on the ballot. But he didn’t want Katrina… Read More