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Political
Tough Sheriff Greets Tough Preacher
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- By Frank Raddish
Guest Columnist Franklin Raddish, at right, visited Sheriff Joseph M. "Joe" Arpaio in his office in Maricopa County, Arizona, Monday, February 25th, 2013. Pastor Raddish
is visiting missionaries on the Southwest border with Mexico. He will be recording his observations in future issues of The Times Examiner.
Home Schooling Threatened by Landrum Lawmaker’s Bill
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- By Bob Dill, Publisher
HB 3478 Sponsored by Rep. “Doug” Brannon
The Home School Legal Defense Association (HSLDA) and other home school associations are warning parents of the dangers in a bill sponsored by Landrum District 38 Rep. “Doug” Brannon.
HB 3478 threatens home school freedoms by removing one of the home school options. It would “eliminate membership in a home school association and impose state testing on all home school students. “The bill is currently in the House Education and Public Works Committee chaired by Philip D. “Phil” Owens of Easley. Mark Willis of Fountain Inn and Tommy Stringer of Greer are members of the committee.
S. C. House Subcommittee Hostile to Obamacare Nullification
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- By Bob Dill, Publisher
Lawmakers “Fear Federal Government” More than Constituents
Some 150 citizens from across the Palmetto State attended a hearing on House Bills H3101 and H3473 last Wednesday, February 6, 2013. The hearing was conducted by the House Constitutional Laws Subcommittee of the Judiciary Committee.
H3101 is the Obamacare Nullification Bill introduced by Rep. Bill Chumley who represents District 35 in Spartanburg and Greenville Counties. H3473 is a watered down, weakened substitute introduced by Judiciary Committee Chairman Rep. Greg Delleney. Both Chumley and Delleney were elected as Republicans.
Rep. Jeff Duncan: “I will Fight for Your Second Amendment rights”
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- By Thomas C. Hanson
Third district Congressman Jeff Duncan conducted a Second Amendment Listening Tour, Friday, Feb. 1, at several locations in his district.
His first stop was at Allen Arms in Greenville. While there, Rep. Duncan said: “I will fight for your Second Amendment rights in the nation’s capital. I believe in a strict interpretation of the Second Amendment and that those rights to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed. I am going to fight against Executive Orders that cross that separation of powers boundary.”
Gowdy Answers Constitutional Questions
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- By James "Chip" Moore
When Representative Trey Gowdy (R-SC) was asked if nullification of the Affordable Care Act was a waste of time, he said, “I think that every opportunity that you can take to remind the federal government that it is a limited powers government and it is limited to the enumerated powers, every opportunity that you have to remind us of that, is a point well taken.”
The Constitution Committee of Spartanburg County hosted Gowdy on Tuesday, January 29, in Sully’s banquet room at Riverfalls Plantation Golf Course for a panel discussion on the United States Constitution and the Rule of Law. The panel consisted of Dr. Christina Jeffrey from Wofford College, Bill Conley from Gaffney High School, and Paul Jansen the host of Let’s Talk Spartanburg.
Feinstein “Assault Weapons” Ban Would Effectively End Second Amendment
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- By Bob Dill, Publisher
Storage, Safety Requirements will Render Firearms Virtually Useless for Personal Protection in Homes
After reading Sen. Dianne Feinstein’s so-called “Assault Weapons” ban bill, Sen. Rand Paul described it as a “radical scheme,” and the “effective end of the Second Amendment in America.
“The gun grabbers are going for broke, doing everything they can to ‘cash in’ on the recent tragedy in Newtown, Connecticut. They’re targeting everything - - rifles. shotguns and even handguns – and every gun owner and gun purchase is to be catalogued and tracked by the federal government.”
Laurie Lee Speaks on Precinct Reorganization at Upstate Republican Women’s Club Meeting
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- By Thomas C. Hanson
Laurie Lee, third vice chairman of the Greenville County Republican Party, spoke about precinct reorganization at the luncheon meeting of the Upstate Republican Women, Jan. 22.
Precinct reorganization is the process by which the Republican Party chooses executive committeemen, presidents and other precinct officers. A training session will take place March 11, and then the precincts will meet, in most cases, at their polling places, to select officers and submit any resolutions to be considered by the county GOP.
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