This Monday (March 13, 2023) marked the beginning of budget week, and boy, did it show the true colors of our House legislators. a portion (key word: portion) of the SC Freedom Caucus took the week head on with numerous amendments that would cut useless spending, eliminate Planned Parenthood funding, increase state independence, and provide more support to low income state workers, to name just a few. These few legislators worked tirelessly while they were insulted and abused at every turn by both Republicans and Democrats alike from early in the morning until late in the night. Even still, they were respectful and firm, seemingly unbothered by the jabs that were thrown their direction in person and online.
Rob Harris (District 36 ) from Spartanburg was one of those legislators that has consistently stood out. This week he further impressed South Carolinians with his unwillingness to waver and tenacity to go to the heart of any problem, despite constant opposition from the uniparty who wished to make him an example.
On Tuesday, Rep. Harris introduced amendment 75, cutting spending from ERIC (Electronic Registration Information Center), the voter-roll management organization that South Carolina has used since 2018. ERIC was founded by long-time well-connected leftist advocate David Becker in 2012, who later founded the Center for Election Innovation and Research (CEIR) in 2016. While ERIC first received funding from the George Soros Open Society, CEIR received roughly $70 million from the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative in 2020 and was responsible for the “zuck bucks” distributed in 2020. For incentive, CEIR grants over $1 million to South Carolina. But I’m sure all of this is just a coincidence. For more coincidences of ERIC (it will either make you laugh or cry but you need to know,) read this in-depth article from SC Safe Elections.
While ERIC is supposed to keep all of the personal information they receive of voters private, they freely send it to multiple agencies and even CEIR, who is creating targeted lists for registration efforts and then laundering them back to ERIC, all for free. Of course, if a South Carolinian wanted this information they would have to pay $5,000+. But why would you want to do that when ERIC’s voter rolls are notoriously dirty? That’s why five of the thirty-one ERIC states have torn up their proverbial contracts (Missouri, West Virginia, Louisiana, Florida, and Alabama.) Missouri’s Secretary of State, John Ashcroft, penned this letter March 6th explaining his decision for dumping ERIC:
It Gets Even Better…
Two huge things happened the day Rep. Rob Harris proposed cutting funding to ERIC:
- The Federalist published an article of explanations from GOP state election officials that still choose to defend ERIC and South Carolina’s officials were among the most vehement.
- ERIC’s founder, David Becker, announced his resignation as ERIC states begin their exodus.
The coincidences continue to grow…
So, without further ado, I encourage you to watch the clip from March 14, 2023 of Rep. Harris offering the amendment to cut ERIC funding. Pay close attention to which legislators oppose him (including Bill Taylor of Aiken who apparently spent his weekend hanging out with SEC Director/ERIC rep. Howard Knapp,) and see how Rep. Brandon Newton, the GOP’s poster child, is leading the charge once again. Oh, by the way, Rep. Newton is a member of the exclusive globalist/New World Order club: Aspen Institute. Interesting how such a young member was given access…here we thought it was only reserved for big timers like AG Alan Wilson and Senator Lindsay Graham.
The question is are we better off than we were before ERIC prior to 2018? I’d suggest we are not. At least, we the people are not. Some of those Representatives certainly feel compelled to keep paying ERIC. When our GOP is pushing to keep a far left funded entity I’d be inclined to start looking into their campaign finances to see if conflicts of interests arise.
The people of this state are less confident in elections not more confident since ERIC. We don’t need or want Zuckerbuck or Soros money to further contaminate our elections.
Thank you Rep Harris for shining light on a $150,000 contract that doesn’t make us better.
Rep. Rob Harris is a SUPERHERO!
It is not easy to stand up against the majority of establishment elites, They are a mean and nasty bunch but sadly it’s not because they care about doing what is right for South Carolina it’s because they love themselves more and can’t stand the thought of not being relevant.
I know from personal experience being a state delegate for Beaufort County
This needs to be publicized more so we can vote out those opposed to defunding Eric.
SC State House
Columbia, SC
Re: Proposed Amendment to SC State Budget to Defund Planned Parenthood Defeated – March 14, 2023
“Republican”‘ super-majority SC House
(88 R, 36 D) voted down (defeated) proposed Amendment to State Budget to prohibit federal and state FUNDING of perpetrators of mass genocide* Planned Parenhood with so-called “family planning”** dollars through SC DHHS
* Planned Parenthood in Columbia alone has murdered over 57,000 children in the womb, 1978-2021, according to SC DHEC statistics
** This is not funding for “abortions”, but it nevertheless provides financial resources to Planned Parenthood
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March 14, 2023
Vote on passage of Amendment No. 70:
Yes – 23
No – 80
Amendment No. 70 defeated.
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Search for Amendment No. 70 to Section 117*** (General Provisions) in SC House Journal (record of deliberations) for March 14, 2023.
*** Note: SC DHHS is actually Section 33 of the State Budget
Rep Magnuson Amendment to Section 117, Part 1B (Provisos) of annual State Budget H4300 (scstatehouse.gov) to defund
perpetrators of mass genocide Planned Parenthood from receiving federal and state so-called “family planning” dollars through SC DHHS was voted down (defeated) by a vote of 23 Yes to 80 No (no Roll Call).
[ Note: At a maximum, there are only 36 Democrats in the SC House, so there were AT LEAST 44 RINO “Republicans” [sic] who voted AGAINST defunding mass-murderers Planned Parenthood !!! ]
SC House Journal for 3/14/2023
https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/hj23/20230314.htm
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By enabling federal and state FUNDING to continue to flow to mass-murderers Planned Parenthood, these 44 (or more) RINO “Republican” [sic] SC House members are NOT supporting the official SC Republican Party Platform.
The official SC Republican Party Platform opposes use of taxpayer dollars:
– to pay for “abortions”, and
– to fund organizations which advocate for “abortion” [ e.g., Planned Parenthood ]
The South Carolina Republican Party Platform
https://sc.gop/assets/uploads/2022/09/SCGOP-Platform.pdf
Excerpt:
Article II – To Establish Justice
The Right to Life
“We oppose the use of public funds to pay for abortions or to fund organizations which advocate for abortion.”
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Without repentance, NONE of these 44 (or more) fake “Republicans” (whoever they are, we don’t know without asking them how they voted, because the 23 to 80 vote on Amendment No. 70 was not a recorded Roll Call vote) should be re-elected to the SC House in the June 2024 Republican Primaries.
If South Carolina is ever going to Establish Justice for human beings in the womb, by providing Equal Protection for ALL Persons, at fertilization, in law, without exception, then approx. 25 – 30 BABY-MURDER and/or BABY-MURDERERS (e.g., Planned Parenthood) FUNDING RINO’s in the SC House must either REPENT, HONOR THEIR OATH, and OBEY GOD; or be REPLACED beginning in the June 2024 Republican Primaries.
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“… with God all things are possible.”
Matthew 19:26, KJV
Steve Lefemine
Columbia Christians for Life
Columbia, SC
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Notes:
1) “Abortion” – the direct, intentional taking of the life of the child in the womb – is not medically necessary to save the life of a woman, according to the 2012 Dublin Declaration on Maternal Healthcare (See DublinDeclaration.com; signed by over 1,000 medical personnel – including OB/GYN’s, Medical Professionals, Midwives & Nurses, Neonatologists & Pediatricians, and Medical Students):
DUBLIN DECLARATION ON MATERNAL HEALTHCARE
“As experienced practitioners and researchers in obstetrics and gynaecology, we affirm that direct abortion – the purposeful destruction of the unborn child – is not medically necessary to save the life of a woman.
We uphold that there is a fundamental difference between abortion, and necessary medical treatments that are carried out to save the life of the mother, even if such treatment results in the loss of life of her unborn child.
We confirm that the prohibition of abortion does not affect, in any way, the availability of optimal care to pregnant women.”
2) Notice in the SC House Journal (3/14/2023) the so-called Point of Order raised by RINO “Republican” [sic] Rep. Micah Caskey (Lexington) against the content of Rep. Magnuson’s presentation of Amendment No. 70. RINO Caskey took issue with Rep. Magnuson citing and reading from James Madison (known as the “Father” of the US Constitution, and was also the 4th President of the United States) to make the point essentially that funding of “family planning” is constitutionally NOT within the enumerated powers of the U.S. Congress in the U.S. Constitution. RINO Caskey tried to claim Rep. Magnuson was not staying on the subject matter of his Amendment. In fact, Rep. Magnuson’s point was speaking directly to one of the issues involved with his Amendment: the federal government has no constitutionally enumerated authority to begin with to appropriate funds for “family planning”.
Thankfully the House Speaker overruled Caskey’s bogus Point of Order.
[ This occurrence can be viewed on the Archived Video for this March 14 session of the SC House at scstatehouse.gov ]
Note: Neither the federal government, nor the state government, has any rightful business funding so-called “family planning”.
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Rep. Caskey has emerged as an outspoken opponent of the conservative Freedom Caucus and their efforts. Caskey was even cited as “the Freedom Caucus’ chief foil” in this recent Post and Courier article:
‘Freedom Caucus in SC Statehouse turning off some Republicans but they’re not bending’
Post and Courier
March 12, 2023
https://www.postandcourier.com/politics/freedom-caucus-in-sc-statehouse-turning-off-some-republicans-but-theyre-not-bending/article_5e0def94-bf52-11ed-a8eb-930abf914a4a.html
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SC State House
Columbia, SC
Re: Proposed Amendment to SC State Budget to Defund Planned Parenthood Defeated – March 14, 2023
“Republican”‘ super-majority SC House
(88 R, 36 D) voted down (defeated) proposed Amendment to State Budget to prohibit federal and state FUNDING of perpetrators of mass genocide* Planned Parenhood with so-called “family planning”** dollars through SC DHHS
* Planned Parenthood in Columbia alone has murdered over 57,000 children in the womb, 1978-2021, according to SC DHEC statistics
** This is not funding for “abortions”, but it nevertheless provides financial resources to Planned Parenthood
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March 14, 2023
Vote on passage of Amendment No. 70:
Yes – 23
No – 80
Amendment No. 70 defeated.
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Search for Amendment No. 70 to Section 117*** (General Provisions) in SC House Journal (record of deliberations) for March 14, 2023.
*** Note: SC DHHS is actually Section 33 of the State Budget
Rep Magnuson Amendment to Section 117, Part 1B (Provisos) of annual State Budget H4300 (scstatehouse.gov) to defund
perpetrators of mass genocide Planned Parenthood from receiving federal and state so-called “family planning” dollars through SC DHHS was voted down (defeated) by a vote of 23 Yes to 80 No (no Roll Call).
[ Note: At a maximum, there are only 36 Democrats in the SC House, so there were AT LEAST 44 RINO “Republicans” [sic] who voted AGAINST defunding mass-murderers Planned Parenthood !!! ]
SC House Journal for 3/14/2023
https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/hj23/20230314.htm
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By enabling federal and state FUNDING to continue to flow to mass-murderers Planned Parenthood, these 44 (or more) RINO “Republican” [sic] SC House members are NOT supporting the official SC Republican Party Platform.
The official SC Republican Party Platform opposes use of taxpayer dollars:
– to pay for “abortions”, and
– to fund organizations which advocate for “abortion” [ e.g., Planned Parenthood ]
The South Carolina Republican Party Platform
https://sc.gop/assets/uploads/2022/09/SCGOP-Platform.pdf
Excerpt:
Article II – To Establish Justice
The Right to Life
“We oppose the use of public funds to pay for abortions or to fund organizations which advocate for abortion.”
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Without repentance, NONE of these 44 (or more) fake “Republicans” (whoever they are, we don’t know without asking them how they voted, because the 23 to 80 vote on Amendment No. 70 was not a recorded Roll Call vote) should be re-elected to the SC House in the June 2024 Republican Primaries.
If South Carolina is ever going to Establish Justice for human beings in the womb, by providing Equal Protection for ALL Persons, at fertilization, in law, without exception, then approx. 25 – 30 BABY-MURDER and/or BABY-MURDERERS (e.g., Planned Parenthood) FUNDING RINO’s in the SC House must either REPENT, HONOR THEIR OATH, and OBEY GOD; or be REPLACED beginning in the June 2024 Republican Primaries.
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“… with God all things are possible.”
Matthew 19:26, KJV
Columbia Christians for Life
Columbia, SC
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Notes:
1) “Abortion” – the direct, intentional taking of the life of the child in the womb – is not medically necessary to save the life of a woman, according to the 2012 Dublin Declaration on Maternal Healthcare (See DublinDeclaration.com; signed by over 1,000 medical personnel – including OB/GYN’s, Medical Professionals, Midwives & Nurses, Neonatologists & Pediatricians, and Medical Students):
DUBLIN DECLARATION ON MATERNAL HEALTHCARE
“As experienced practitioners and researchers in obstetrics and gynaecology, we affirm that direct abortion – the purposeful destruction of the unborn child – is not medically necessary to save the life of a woman.
We uphold that there is a fundamental difference between abortion, and necessary medical treatments that are carried out to save the life of the mother, even if such treatment results in the loss of life of her unborn child.
We confirm that the prohibition of abortion does not affect, in any way, the availability of optimal care to pregnant women.”
2) Notice in the SC House Journal (3/14/2023) the so-called Point of Order raised by RINO “Republican” [sic] Rep. Micah Caskey (Lexington) against the content of Rep. Magnuson’s presentation of Amendment No. 70. RINO Caskey took issue with Rep. Magnuson citing and reading from James Madison (known as the “Father” of the US Constitution, and was also the 4th President of the United States) to make the point essentially that funding of “family planning” is constitutionally NOT within the enumerated powers of the U.S. Congress in the U.S. Constitution. RINO Caskey tried to claim Rep. Magnuson was not staying on the subject matter of his Amendment. In fact, Rep. Magnuson’s point was speaking directly to one of the issues involved with his Amendment: the federal government has no constitutionally enumerated authority to begin with to appropriate funds for “family planning”.
Thankfully the House Speaker overruled Caskey’s bogus Point of Order.
[ This occurrence can be viewed on the Archived Video for this March 14 session of the SC House at scstatehouse.gov ]
Note: Neither the federal government, nor the state government, has any rightful business funding so-called “family planning”.
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Rep. Caskey has emerged as an outspoken opponent of the conservative Freedom Caucus and their efforts. Caskey was even cited as “the Freedom Caucus’ chief foil” in this recent Post and Courier article:
‘Freedom Caucus in SC Statehouse turning off some Republicans but they’re not bending’
Post and Courier
March 12, 2023
https://www.postandcourier.com/politics/freedom-caucus-in-sc-statehouse-turning-off-some-republicans-but-theyre-not-bending/article_5e0def94-bf52-11ed-a8eb-930abf914a4a.html
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