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South Carolina legislators are in the process of bringing a Dr. Fauci to your state as fast as humanely possible. Didn’t think the WHO and CDC had any power in SC? Think again.

S. 915 and its sister bill in the House, H. 4927 are moving quick through the SC General Assembly. While the contents of these bills are extremely dense, the agenda is quite simple: consolidate the current health agencies under one unilateral power.

Both S. 915 and H. 4927 were introduced this January and have been voted out of their respective committees with favorable reports. Now, they could be voted on the House and Senate floor as soon as Tuesday, February 20th.

New Position: Secretary of Health

This new position would be called the “Secretary of Health and Policy” that would be appointed by the Governor without qualification requirements. This position would be given the power over all health and safety measures in South Carolina. As Conservatruth states in their latest article, “the Secretary gets to play puppet master over the State Health Plan, regulations, and health policy.”

Along with many other powers that is gifted to this position, (there is not enough time in the world to break it all down unfortunately), the new Secretary will also be able to “determine the appropriate course of treatment for patients with complex or co-occurring diagnoses necessitating involvement of two or more component departments” as stated in Section 44-12-40(4).

The powers that are being given to this new Secretary are naturally built into the General Assembly. Ya know, the people you elected to represent your interests? This new position would rip many of those powers away, including the General Assembly’s ability to directly fund county health boards. This proposed legislation would require the General Assembly to only allocate funds to the “Executive Office of Health and Policy” who would then decide how much funding the counties would receive. Remember during the pandemic when the federal government would only give funds to states that enforce their COVID requirements? I’m feeling major déjà vu…

Consolidated Power

The new “Executive Office of Health and Policy” would be the sole power over the following agencies instead of the Governor:

  1. Department of Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse Services
  2. Department of Disabilities and Special Needs
  3. Department of Public Health
  4. Department of Health and Human Services
  5. Department of Mental Health
  6. Department on Aging

Health Czars in Other States: Where They Are Now

Washington State has their own appointed Secretary of Health who loves issuing orders. For example, on August, 23, 2021, Washington State Secretary of Health Umair A. Shah amended his order to require face masks for everyone over five years old regardless of vaccination status. In a statement released August 31, 2023, two YEARS later, the WA Department of Health stated that “you may still be required to wear a mask in certain circumstances or settings.” After viewing several orders by Shah’s office, it is obvious that Washington’s Secretary of Health is the state stand-in for enforcing the will of the World Health Organization (WHO), Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), and the National Institutes of Health (NIH).

Now, the Washington State Senate is rushing through SB 6095 that would “establish clear authority for the secretary of health [or its designee] to issue standing orders” on request of the Washington State Department of Health. But wait, there’s more!

This bill removes any civil liability, criminal liability, damages, or professional disciplinary actions related to the issuance of prescriptions or standing orders for the Secretary of Health or department employee designated by the secretary or the state. That means if you are negatively impacted by a pharmaceutical product/treatment (including those that are experimental) you were forced to take, you are on your own and will have to foot your own bill for whatever costs or damages you may incur. While this bill has recently been amended to not grant an all-encompassing authority and liability protections, that could change at any time.

Once you install a Secretary of Health, the governmental power grab seems to just get worse.

Opening the Floodgates

If the General Assembly passes this legislation and installs a Secretary of Health, it is just the beginning of the medical tyranny in South Carolina. It is a dangerous gamble to hope the current and future governors of South Carolina will appoint a Secretary of Health that will stand against the millions of dollars flooding in from pharmaceutical companies and will instead protect your individual right to bodily autonomy.

The Founding Fathers of America created checks and balances for a reason. This new position would consolidate an unlimited amount of power to one head in the health department. During the COVID pandemic, South Carolinians watched in horror as the appointed board of DHEC was given unilateral power from Governor McMaster to regulate and mandate statewide shutdowns, masks, vaccines, and testing. Can you imagine what that will look like under one singular person?

What You Can Do

H. 4927

The House bill is sponsored by many Republican and Democrats alike. The main sponsor just happens to be Speaker of the House Murrell Smith (R). Contact your Representative and tell them to vote against H. 4927. You can find the list of all House members here.

S. 915

The Senate bill is being sponsored the same way as the House with Uniparty support. Three notable Republican sponsors include Senator Harvey Peeler from Cherokee, Thomas Alexander from Oconee, and Sandy Senn from Charleston. Contact your Senator and tell them to vote against S. 915. You can find the list of all Senate members here.

“The execution of the laws is more important than the making of them.”

Thomas Jefferson, 1789