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Political
DeMint: South Carolina Delegation Best and the Brightest in the Country
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- By Thomas C. Hanson
Sen. Jim DeMint told the combined Greenville County and Upstate Republican women’s clubs Wednesday, Aug. 31, that in the debt limit debate we saw character and spine from our South Carolina congressmen that we did not see from Tea Party Republicans all over the country.
“This time last year I was fighting people in Washington about the need to cut spending when even my own Republican colleagues were fighting about how much bacon to take home to their states,” DeMint said. “They were talking about how much more to spend.”
Holder Puts Hold On South Carolina’s Voter ID Law
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Justice Dept. Under Pressure from NAACP, Leftist Groups
The new South Carolina voter ID law is being held up and blocked from implementation by Attorney General Eric Holder and the U. S. Justice Department. The law was passed by both houses of the legislature and signed by the Governor.
The Justice Department blocked the South Carolina law because they didn’t have enough information.
All laws or regulations pertaining to elections in the states that voted for Republican Barry Goldwater in 1964 must submit all election related laws and regulations to the U. S. Justice Department for review before implementation. President Lyndon Johnson due to a desire for political retribution put this 47-year-old requirement in election laws after the 1064 election.
Michele Bachmann: ‘We Cannot Afford the Government We Have’
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- By Thomas C. Hanson
Presidential candidate Michele Bachmann told a town hall meeting Aug. 16 that “we are committing the next generation to a life of involuntary servitude financially to the state.
“We cannot afford the government we have,” Bachmann said, adding “you cannot spend more money than you take in. It is a simple fact of life.” She said that “the Tea Party movement is something the left definitely fears, and it should.”
Bachmann, who represents Minnesota’s sixth district, was introduced by Betty Poe, chairman of the Greenville County Republican Party, at the event at the TD Convention Center, formerly the Carolina First Center.
Perry Packs Ham House
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- By Bob Dill, Publisher
Wilkins Gives Strong Endorsement
Texas Gov. Rick Perry drew the largest crowd ever assembled at Tommy’s Country Ham House in Greenville, Saturday morning. Tommy Stevenson has fed thousands of political activists through the years, but this was literally a packed house with no more standing room available.
The crowd inside the restaurant was estimated at more than 300 seated and another 200 standing and more than 100 outside unable to get inside.
Perry had made an appearance on Main Street the night before accompanied by the mayor until a sudden rain storm drove the candidate and his aides back on their bus.
SC Association of Counties Elects New President
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- By Press Release
The South Carolina Association of Counties (SCAC) elected officers for 2011–12 at its 44th Annual Conference, held July 31 – Aug. 3. The SCAC also elected two new board members and reelected three board members.
Elected PRESIDENT was Greenville County Council Member Joseph B. Dill.
“It is a great honor for me to be elected as your president,” said Joseph B. Dill. “Under the outstanding leadership of our past president (Chester County Supervisor R. Carlisle Roddey), we have weathered another challenging year. With your help, I look forward to continuing where he left off.
House Investigators Crack Down on NLRB
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- By Bob Dill, Publisher
Subpoenas Issued in NLRBs actions against Boeing in South Carolina
House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Darrell Issa (R-CA) issued a subpoena to the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) and Acting General Counsel Lafe Solomon Sunday, August 7th, as part of its investigation into NLRB actions against the Boeing Company.
The NLRB recently challenged a decision by Boeing to locate a jetliner assembly operation in South Carolina, a Right to Work State, instead of at a union shop in Washington state. The subpoena was issued after the agency defied Chairman Issa’s requests for documents related to the Boeing case.
Greenville Republicans Commend Congressmen for Opposing “Deal”
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- By Bob Dill, Publisher
Executive Committee Cheered for Faithful Five
The Greenville County Republican Party Executive Committee broke into loud applause at the mention of the names of the South Carolina Congressional Delegation and unanimously passed a resolution commending and encouraging the delegation that has stood together on principles and opposed all the “deals” proposed by President Obama and Congressional leaders that did not deal effectively with the nation’s fiscal problems.
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- Michele Bachmann: “We will Never Retreat from Principles Given to us by Founding Fathers”
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