This week is monumental for the South Carolina Republican Party. It will be a time to celebrate the enormous 2010 election victories, as well as organize for the upcoming fight to take back the US Senate and the Whitehouse. If last year is any indication, we are deadly serious about achieving these goals. The first event this week is the Resolutions Committee meeting, which is scheduled to occur at 6:00pm in Blue Marlin’s Vista room. The resolutions that pass will then become part of our Party’s official agenda, so this meeting certainly deserves your close attention. The highly anticipated presidential
Every organization, regardless of size or purpose, needs to possess a clear and focused agenda. While the people serve as the engine that diligently turns the gears and spins the wheels, the agenda is the fuel that provides the combustion and energy needed to propel us down the road and toward our goal. Today at 6:00pm in Blue Marlin’s Vista Room, we will form this agenda. The Resolutions Committee will observe and vote on the county resolutions that were provided last month. Defining a clear agenda that everyone can understand and support is key to winning next year’s elections. With
We are busy preparing for this week’s exciting events, and look forward to seeing everyone at the Silver Elephant Banquet, convention and debate. The terrific lineup of guests and activities are sure to make this week a memorable occasion for South Carolina conservatives! However, we need your help to make this year’s events even more special. Do you have any great pictures that you took while on the 2010 campaign trail? If so, we would like you to send them to us so that we can feature your images at the convention and on our Facebook page. This includes pictures
At this point it is difficult to keep up with the number of times the Obama administration has trampled over our states’ rights. Perhaps the President and his appointees have not read the Constitution they have promised to uphold. This Constitution is what empowers the federal government. However, the Obama administration repeatedly disregards this and enforces their own belief that the federal government has a stranglehold on states. Out-of-control spending, the government takeover of our health care system, and foreign policies that have increased costs at the gas tank have killed any ability for an economic recovery. As if all
This Tuesday, May 3 the South Carolina Republican Party Platform and Resolutions Committee will be discussing and voting upon resolutions that were passed at the 2011 County Conventions. The meeting is open to and will be taking comments from any participants in the 2011 reorganization process who would like to attend. If you have been unable to express your opinion in the comment section of the county-approved resolutions currently posted here and would like to do so in person please make plans to attend. What: SCGOP Resolutions Committee Hearing When: 6:00PM, Tuesday, May 3, 2011 Where: The Vista Room at
It’s hard enough to grow businesses and create jobs in this economy, but Barack Obama and his allies at the National Labor Relations Board are pursuing a complaint against Boeing, which last year established its Dreamliner jet facility in North Charleston. It’s shocking that as forward-thinking states get their economy going again, the federal government is stepping in to stop it. What really happened was that in Washington State, the machinists’ union was doing a lot less work on planes and aircraft equipment, and a lot more complaining about Boeing. So, when the company went looking for a place to
Please join us in congratulating our Chairman, Karen Floyd, as she was honored today by receiving the Republican Woman of Achievement Award from the S.C. Women’s Leadership Council. The S.C. Women’s Leadership Council, made up of the eight female Republican members of the S.C. General Assembly, serves to support South Carolina’s future leaders by providing partial college scholarships. The Republican Woman of Achievement Award honors the significant contributions of their time and effort in support of good government to be presented each year to the female who best embodies the highest principles of leadership based on honor, graciousness and courage.
Convention Date: Saturday, May 7, 2011 Convention Location: Columbia Metropolitan Convention Center, Exhibit Hall (Lower Level) Registration Opens at 7:00AM Registration Fee: $18.00 ****DELEGATES AND ALTERNATES ONLY**** Convention Program begins at 9:00AM Parking (see map for locations): – Convention Center Parking Lot (Free, first-come, first-served) – Park Street Garage ($2 first hour, $1 each hour after, $10 maximum daily rate) SCGOP Offices up for election: SCGOP Chairman Chad Connelly Stephen Brown Bill Connor SCGOP First Vice-Chairman: Lin Bennett SCGOP Second Vice-Chairman: Edward Cousar SCGOP Third Vice-Chairman: Adam Piper
The Annual Silver Elephant Banquet is a special occasion that we greatly anticipate each year. Traditionally, a single keynote speaker is featured at the event, who is chosen for his or her history of championing the core beliefs of our conservative movement. But why should we limit ourselves to one such person? In an election year that is sure to write the future of our country’s great story, it is important that we elect someone who thoroughly understands and protects its prologue – the divinely inspired constitution. In order to become educated on who best fits this important criteria, the
By John Cox I constantly hear the president blaming the Bush tax cuts (and everything else besides his own actions) for our current deficits today. Is there any truth to that? The media will have you believe that the Bush tax cuts were mostly for the wealthy and that because of them, the rich aren’t paying their fair share. That sounds plausible, doesn’t it? Let’s examine a few facts first. The Bush tax cuts were enacted in 2001 and 2003. Together they lowered the effective individual income tax rates for most taxpayers and were phased in over three years 2001, 2002
