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SC Freedom Caucus Townhall Meeting in Woodruff, SC
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The Freedom Caucus members of the South Carolina House will be having several upcoming “town hall” type meetings to let the people know what's going on in the legislature and to ask for citizen assistance in advancing bills. The first one will be hosted by Rep. Bill Chumley this Thursday, March 7, at 6 pm. The venue will be at 3501 Hwy 417, Woodruff, SC 29388. Please notify all your contacts and let others know.
Many County Magistrates Still on Bench Past their Terms
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- By Rick Brundrett - The Nerve
Dozens of county magistrates statewide continue to serve months or even years after their terms have expired – giving S.C. senators who control their nominations the power to fire them at any time.
As of last week, 71, or a nearly a quarter, of the 300 magistrates statewide identified on the S.C. Judicial Department’s website remained in “holdover status,” The Nerve found in a review of the most recently available holdover lists from the department and Governor’s Office, as well as Senate journals, which record official actions of senators while the 46-member chamber is in session.
Call to Action: Three Important Action Items
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You know we're in legislative session when you get a multitude of updates on Calls-to-Action!
Before we get into updates, we want to preface that this will be the norm during the legislative session. Bills are constantly changing, there is a lot of nuance surrounding our legislative procedure, and Greenville Patriot Caucus is in constant contact with our legislators to make sure we're giving you the most up-to-date and accurate information. GPC strives to simplify the complexity of this season, to keep you well-informed, and in a position to make a difference. Choosing to be a part of Greenville Patriot Caucus means being a part of the solution - but that doesn't come without hard work and diligence. So while we understand it can be heavy to receive multiple updates to Calls-to-Actions, we need you to stay plugged in and remain active participants by acting on the CTAs we send out. The bills are moving rapidly this legislative season and our reps are saying they've been able to stop multiple bad bills already based on grassroots efforts. This is how we #AdvanceLibertyTogether! Thank you for choosing to be a part of Greenville Patriot Caucus.
CALL TO ACTION: Get DEI Out of SC!
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Big news—tomorrow, after the SC House of Representatives adjourns, a House Education and Public Works Subcommittee will hold a hearing on SCFC member Josiah Magnuson’s DEI bill.
The bill’s number is H.4290. If passed, it will drastically reduce the negative and divisive impact of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in our colleges and universities.
DEI (also known as Discrimination, Exclusion, and Indoctrination) is the practice of Marxist critical theory. It is an anti-American ideology that rejects individual responsibility, accomplishment, and merit in favor of socialism and class warfare based on race, gender, sexual orientation, and religion. It also promotes revisionist history and Left-wing activism intent on upending alleged “systemic oppression.”
Taxpayer money should never be used to undermine our values, silence speech, and indoctrinate our youth.
Huge Win for 2A Rights and Petty Politics on Full Display
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RINOs Work with Dems to Save Face
We've seen some wild things in Columbia, but maybe none as wild as this.
To recap, the SC House passed a decent Constitutional Carry Bill and sent it to the SC Senate last year. The Senate gutted the bill, creating constitutionally questionable classes of gun owners, and exempting legislators from gun laws that our constituents would have to follow.
The SC Freedom Caucus, from the moment the Senate passed their watered-down version, called for the House to amend the bill back to its original form.
OPPOSE South Carolina Ranked-choice Voting Bill H.4022
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Members of the South Carolina General Assembly are seeking to pass legislation that would implement ranked-choice voting (RCV) in the state. The General Assembly must reject RCV and the detrimental effects it would have on election integrity.
House Bill 4022 (H.4022) is sponsored by one Democrat and one Republican — a “bipartisan” bill that pushes South Carolina and its voting standards away from sound, Americanist principles.
If enacted, this bill would allow municipalities to implement RCV — labeled “instant runoff voting” in the bill — in their own elections. This would be a major step, and a slippery slope, toward RCV in all South Carolina elections.
Ex-lawmakers, Others with Legislative Ties Often Shoo-Ins for S.C. Judicial Seats
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- By Rick Brundrett - The Nerve
Judicial elections that were expected to occur today in the S.C. Legislature have been postponed indefinitely, the apparent outcome of a threatened filibuster last year by a state senator pushing for judicial reform.
But whenever the next elections are held, lawmakers could put a former longtime legislator on the bench – in keeping with their longstanding practice of favoring ex-lawmakers and others with legislative ties for court seats.
Ex-House member and attorney James Smith of Columbia, who was the unsuccessful Democratic nominee in the 2018 governor’s election, is the sole candidate for a 5th Circuit Court seat after the only other nominated candidate dropped out – a common move before elections by nominees after tallying expected legislative votes.
Records: SC Offered Scout Motors Far Sweeter Deal Compared to MS
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- By Rick Brundrett - The Nerve
The $1 billion taxpayer-funded gift that S.C. lawmakers last year approved for the Scout Motors electric vehicle plant was seven times more than what officials in Mississippi, which lost out to South Carolina, were willing to offer in state grant funding through special legislation, records obtained by The Nerve show.
And, in addition to the vehicle assembly plant, Scout Motors, which German-based Volkswagen created in 2022, sought Mississippi incentives for a battery cell production “giga” factory, according to the company’s incentives wish list, known as a “request for proposal” (RFP), which The Nerve obtained earlier this month from the Mississippi Development Authority (MDA) under that state’s open-records law.
Laws for Thee but not for Me...
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Do you support the Second Amendment? Then you’ll need to read this.
There is a lot of information swirling around the “Constitutional Carry” bill passed by the SC House and recently amended by the SC Senate. But one change made by the Senate isn't getting the attention it deserves.
If this bill passes as is, members of the General Assembly will be exempt from punishment if they violate gun laws.
Scout Motors Threatens Legal Action Against The Nerve
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- By Rick Brundrett - The Nerve
Scout Motors is threatening to take The Nerve to court if it publishes “confidential and proprietary” information contained in an incentives wish list that the Volkswagen company submitted to the state of Mississippi, which lost out to South Carolina for an electric vehicle assembly plant.
In a Jan. 24 formal notice of intent to take legal action, Jason Fortenberry, one of the Jackson, Miss., attorneys representing Scout Motors, warned The Nerve that the company will file a protective order petition in the Hinds County Chancery Court in Jackson by tomorrow unless The Nerve “withdraws or modifies” its request for the incentives wish list.
Biden's Ministry of Truth Coming to SC?
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There is a viral clip of an SC High School senior addressing her local School Board making the rounds on the internet. In it, a young woman steps to the microphone and publicly denounces her "conservative, Republican, Christian" father. She characterizes his deeply held convictions as "one-sided bigoted beliefs" and derides the “detrimental effect he has had on [her] life.”
The young lady admits she was "inspired” to speak out by her english teachers and that she couldn't have come to these conclusions without her teachers' support.
‘Stand with Texas’: Governors Back Lone Star State’s Self-Defense on Border
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- By S.A. McCarthy - The Washington Stand
The governor of Texas is declaring his state has a right to self-defense against the “invasion” of unimpeded illegal immigration, and other red state governors are standing in solidarity. On Wednesday afternoon, Texas Governor Greg Abbott (R) issued a statement on the state’s constitutional right to self-defense in light of the Biden administration’s persistent negligence in securing the border. “The federal government has broken the compact between the United States and the States,” Abbott wrote. “The Executive Branch of the United States has a constitutional duty to enforce federal laws protecting States, including immigration laws on the books right now. President Biden has refused to enforce those laws and has even violated them.”
Far Left Democrat Judge Coming to SC?
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- By SC Freedom Caucus
Another Black Eye on the Republican Supermajority
The way South Carolina selects judges is rife with corruption and conflicts of interests—lawyer legislators handpick the very judges they argue cases in front of and ballots are counted in secret by legislators to avoid on the record votes.
Sadly, time and time again, those judges are liberals who legislate from the bench despite the fact that Republicans hold supermajorities in both Chambers. Even more surprisingly, these judges are often spouses, immediate family members, or law partners of sitting legislators—or even former legislators themselves.
So who is the establishment’s top pic for judge this time? Former Democrat lawyer-legislator and former Democratic Party nominee for governor James Smith.
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