Comments on: Ruling Could Cost SC $100 Million

By: Ron

Ron — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 15:55:20 +0000

Thanks Will,
You predicted this back in 2007 when the above RINO REPUBLICAN lawmakers Cooper, Young, Cato, Chellis and others allegedly got caught up in the “vote swapping scandal” to elect liberal Judge Beatty to the SC Supreme Ct. Sadly these these legislators are directly responsible for costing SC Taxpayers approximately $100 mil with the above referenced decision by liberal Judge Beatty.

By: Ron

Ron — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 15:48:50 +0000

FITSNEWS MAY 2, 2007
The brewing firestorm has also resulted in questions concerning the motivations that these three Republicans may have for supporting the elevation of a Democrat to South Carolina’s highest court. Here is what FITSNews has been able to uncover:
According to our sources, House Ways & Means Chairman Dan Cooper, Labor Commerce & Industry Chairman Harry Cato and former Majority Leader Annette Young have rallied around the candidacy of Beatty, a former Democratic legislator from Spartanburg who conservatives say has a liberal voting history and a less-than-stellar report card from the S.C Bar Association.

Beatty, one of three candidates for the bench to emerge from a recent judicial screening process, was apparently integral in helping Republicans take control of the S.C. House of Representatives during the reapportionment debate back in the early 1990’s. The final reapportionment deal, which expanded black representation and created a Republican majority in the House of Representatives (at the expense of white Democrats) hinged on a number of tradeoffs with the Legislative Black Caucus, one of which was Beatty’s eventual confirmation as a Supreme Court Justice, sources say.

By: Ron

Ron — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 15:47:15 +0000

FITSNews – May 2, 2007 – Sources tell FITSNews that three powerful House Republican leaders have personally injected themselves into the S.C. Supreme Court selection process on behalf of a former Democratic legislator, creating alleged entanglements that could stretch the limits of legal and ethical legislative conduct.

In supporting the candidacy of S.C. Court of Appeals Judge Donald W. Beatty to fill a rare open seat on the Supreme Court, these legislators are facing harsh criticism from GOP party activists, leaders in the business community and social conservatives alike.

By: lou

lou — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 13:32:53 +0000

The Governor has been on vacation since he was elected.

By: Red Bank Bar

Red Bank Bar — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 02:17:31 +0000

Yes, sir, Mr. Rich, I’m still your butt-boy over here at FITZ…

By: 1+1=3

1+1=3 — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 14:40:58 +0000

Maybe the Governor will have a comment…oh wait, he’s on vacation since 6/17.