Three weeks ago this website published a story exposing an effort by anti-free market “Republicans” Doug Brannon (RINO-Spartanburg) and Jenny Horne (RINO-Berkeley) – and Democrat Mike Anthony (D-Union) – aimed at forcing South Carolina’s watered-down, government-run “accountability” standards on home school students.
“A trio of status quo state lawmakers have filed bill which would require home [...]
Attack On SC Home Schooling Thwarted
SC’s Assault On Academic Freedom Continues
Not content with denying choices to tens of thousands of low income students trapped in failing schools – or tens of thousands of middle income students stuck in mediocre schools – South Carolina’s education establishment is now seeking to impose its will upon home school families.
Specifically, a trio of status quo state lawmakers have filed [...]
SC Republicans “Desperately Seeking Democrats”
WHEREFORE ART THOU, DONKEYS?
Since the vast majority of South Carolina “Republicans” spend money like Democrats, it only makes sense that they would seek out their votes come election time. That goes for “Republican in Name Only” candidates, too, who are reportedly engaging Democratic operatives in an effort to turn out the donkey vote in their [...]
SC House Candidate Has Checkered Past
RETIRED MILITARY OFFICER WAS RELIEVED OF COMMAND FOR SEXUALLY HARASSING A SUBORDINATE
A candidate for the S.C. House of Representatives is touting his experience as a “decorated combat veteran and retired fighter pilot.”
What isn’t he touting? The fact that he was previously relieved of command for sexually harassing a female officer.
Edward B. Carter – a “Republican” [...]
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Jenny Horne: At It Again
S.C. Rep. Jenny Horne (RINO-Summerville) is at it again.
Last week, we brought you a report on her self-serving efforts to delay a vote on school choice in the Palmetto state. Apparently Horne believed that blocking an up-or-down floor vote would help her carve out a personal power base of RINO fan boys in the S.C. [...]
Jenny Horne’s Power Trip Trumps Real Academic Needs
GOP LEADERSHIP CANDIDATE TRIES TO GUT SCHOOL CHOICE BILL TO ADVANCE HER CAREER
Who is S.C. Rep. Jenny Horne?
Last year, she was one of only sixteen “Republicans” in the S.C. House of Representatives who voted to kill a universal parental choice bill. She was also one of thirteen “Republicans” to sponsor legislation establishing a government-run, Massachusetts-style [...]
SC Needs To “Woman Up?”
South Carolina ranks dead last nationally in the number of women serving in its state legislature – something S.C. Rep. Jenny Horne (RINO – Summerville) wants to fix.
Horne is working with the Southeastern Institute for Women in Politics to raise awareness of the need for more women in politics – something that S.C. Gov. Nikki [...]
SC: Where One Size (Still) Fits All
By one vote, South Carolina’s “Republican-controlled” House of Representatives killed a universal school choice bill that would have provided expanded academic options for all parents and a lifeline for more than 100,000 children trapped in failing public schools.
The debate took less than half an hour – which is interesting when you consider that lawmakers spent [...]
There’s No Crying In Baseball (Or Impeachment)!
S.C. Rep. Jenny Horne (RINO – Dorchester) delivered a bizarre and tearful monologue during the final meeting of a House impeachment subcommittee on Wednesday, ultimately deciding to join all but one of her colleagues in voting against a resolution that would have impeached S.C. Gov. Mark Sanford for misconduct in office.
Unknown at this point is [...]
