During the motion period, State Senator Kevin Bryant called for a vote on a Registration by Party bill which was soundly defeated. As usual, there were only a few of us who were in favor of passing such a bill. As long as Democrats are allowed to keep voting in our Republican Primary Elections, then [...]
Dear Friend, the General Assembly has begun its work for 2015, and unfortunately it has begun on a familiar note. Governor Haley and many legislators are looking for another way to raise your taxes. Many of the same, in the meantime, are distracting your attention by preaching the need for “ethics reform” even though the [...]
The tax-increase flavor of the month, is the gas tax. Some legislators, including some Republicans, for years have called for a gas tax increase as a means of funding road and bridge repair. These same Republicans, and their Democrat allies, of course always have voted against proposals, like the half a dozen that I have [...]
I reported to you last year that the ethics bill was filibustered to death by conservative senators who opposed its lack of provision for independent investigation. I also have reported to you in the past that “ethics reform” is one of those things that newspaper editorial boards and about a dozen politicians believe is the [...]
