“Majority Leader” Bruce Bannister took to the well of the S.C. House of Representatives this week to pat himself on the back for voluntarily eliminating his “leadership PAC,” which is a political action committee used by ranking lawmakers to reward loyal subordinates (a.k.a. buying votes).
Bannister formed his “Leadership PAC” in 2008 with a personal $500 [...]
Bruce Bannister And Leadership PACs
Robbery … Completed
It’s official … a corrupt group of “Republican” and Democratic political leaders in Richland County, S.C. stole $1.2 billion from local taxpayers.
That’s right, stole … all to subsidized a bunch of non-core expenses.
Despite clear and compelling evidence of election fraud, the S.C. Supreme Court has denied a petition to throw out the results of the [...]
SC: Status Quo Holds
BIG WINS FOR SOUTH CAROLINA ESTABLISHMENT
Hey South Carolina …
Did you enjoy the “Lost Decade?” In which government soared as income levels shrank? And do you enjoy having the worst public schools as well as the most corrupt, dysfunctional state government in America?
Apparently so … because Palmetto State voters just reelected a bunch of politicians who [...]
Bobby Harrell Drops Big Dollars On Joan Brady
JUST HOW BAD DOES SCANDAL-SCARRED HOUSE SPEAKER NEED THIS WOMAN’S VOTE?
Not content with making a minor down payment on his political future … S.C. House Speaker Bobby Harrell is going “all in” when it comes to buying off one of his loyal subordinates (a lawmaker whose committee will soon decide whether it should investigate Harrell’s [...]
Sink The Speaker
BOBBY HARRELL NEEDS TO BE BROUGHT DOWN
It was a fool’s errand when we opposed S.C. House Speaker Bobby Harrell’s reelection to his leadership post in the S.C. General Assembly two years ago … and it’s probably a fool’s errand to endorse his petition opponent in the race for S.C. House District 114.
Also it’s worth stating [...]
Beth Bernstein For S.C. House
YES, SHE’S A DEMOCRAT
We can go ahead and predict the responses to this endorsement from South Carolina’s “Republican” establishment …
“FITS endorses liberal Democrat over Republican”
“Conservative blog endorses liberal trial lawyer.”
Yeah, yeah, yeah …
The only problem with this line of attack is that Democrat Beth Bernstein – who we are endorsing over incumbent S.C. Rep. Joan [...]
“You Scratch My Back, I’ll Scratch Yours”
EMBATTLED HOUSE SPEAKER RUNS CAMPAIGN AD ON BEHALF OF ETHICS COMMITTEE MEMBER
What’s a good way to make sure you’re never held accountable for breaking the law? Bribe the judges …
That’s pretty much what’s happening in corrupt as hell South Carolina, where a political action committee affiliated with S.C. House Speaker Bobby Harrell recently paid for [...]
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TIPS, QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS FROM FITS READERS
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SCDP Responds To Voter ID Ruling
South Carolina Democratic Party Chairman, Dick Harpootlian, released the following statement responding to the Federal Court upholding the South Carolina Voter ID law:
I am disappointed in the court’s decision to uphold South Carolina’s Voter ID law. The South Carolina Democratic Party strongly disagrees with the court’s opinion and is hopeful that the United States Supreme [...]
Beth Bernstein: Bringing Ethics Back
STATE HOUSE CANDIDATE ROLLS OUT REFORM PACKAGE
The good news? There’s been a flood of sensible ethics reform legislation introduced in infinitely corrupt South Carolina over the last year or so by members of both parties.
The bad news? None of it has been passed into law.
Last November, outgoing S.C. Rep. Kevin Ryan (R-Pawleys Island) rolled out [...]
Beth Bernstein Releases Seven-Point Ethics Plan
Columbia, SC – House District 78 candidate Beth Bernstein publicly released her seven-point ethics reform package on Monday, citing a need to take “necessary measures to clean up the state house.” The seven-point ethics reform plan is as follows:
Beth Bernstein Seven-Point Point Ethics Reform Plan
1. Term Limits for All Legislators – 10 years for House, [...]
