Sunday, Aug. 05, 2012 Effort under way to overhaul ‘limited, weak’ SC ethics laws By Gina Smith – gnsmith@thestate.com COLUMBIA — Forty-four states require legislators to disclose who they work for. Many also require some disclosure about how much those legislators are paid by their employers. Palmetto State politicians only must disclose money earned from [Click here for the full article...]
A straw poll was conducted at the January 10 monthly meeting of the Carolina Patriots. Prior to the straw poll, about 62% of our members were still undecided as to which candidate they would support. We had an open discussion of all the candidates and then conducted our straw poll. Below are the results: Rick [Click here for the full article...]
By Carlene Carman 8 November 2011 This is a summary of some legislative issues going up in Congress, some that have already passed & awaiting judicial review, and some that are being in the first stages in Congress. Bills that Passed in the House 1. HR 1025 – Veteran status…legislation intended to grant Veteran Status [Click here for the full article...]
Submitted by: Carlene Carman Report for 4 October 2011 Congress was out in August on their “vacations” and came back in September, and now back in session as the 112th Congress. I’m just picking out some recently mentioned ones & one that I previously mentioned passed & signed in this state (S-20). Latest bill passed [Click here for the full article...]
Our August meeting’s speaker was Dr. Chris McCauley a practicing OB/GYN doctor in Little River, South Carolina. He presented to our patriots the details which are just now coming out about the PPAC Act (aka Obamacare) and how it will effect us all in the long run. After his presentation, there was a lively and [Click here for the full article...]
By Carlene Carmen Legislation Committee Report for 2 August 2011 Good evening Carolina Patriots! I wasn’t present at our last meeting in July because of a very close family, my mother, just passed away on June 27th, so I apologize for that, but I needed time for grieving and getting myself together. I thank [Click here for the full article...]
Tonight’s meeting, April 5, 2011, will be a reflection meeting. This is not open to the public or other groups in the area. While all of our meetings this past year have been open to anyone that is a concerned citizen to attend to be involved in the overstepping of our Constitutional Republic, this meeting [Click here for the full article...]