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Greenville GOP – How To Censure County Councilmen
Greenville County Council is the perfect example of “Watch what they DO, not what they SAY” … or at least what letter the members have behind their name.
Greenville County Council has 10 Republicans and 2 Democrats. That sounds pretty conservative … right?
Well, not so much.
This past month the Greenville County Council passed a two year budget which includes a substantial PROPERTY TAX INCREASE. (This is on top of a similarly large School Board Tax increase … but we will worry about that later.) If the funds were needed, that would be one thing, but the budget and corresponding tax increase is jam packed with “pork” and leftist big government programs … certainly contrary to the Republican Platform the 10 “Republicans” are supposed to uphold.
This tax increase is exacerbated given the MASSIVE new Greenville County Administrative Building (and Parking Deck) … many calling the “Golden Palace”.
#SellTheGoldenPalace!!!
STEP #1: THE DETAILS
Obviously the new “Golden Palace” was a bad optic, but a lot of research and review of the proposed budget (which was published last minute – another political tactic) to determine if the tax increase was necessary.
This is where it really got interesting … and scary.
It became clear that not only was there a substantial amount of “pork” in the budget, but the budget items themselves were taking on a very distinctive “left turn” with funding more for social and “feel good” projects as opposed to core government functions and services.
What was worse however is the expectation to fund those core government functions such as “roads” will be the subject of future TAX INCREASES in the form of “fees”. This is a growing issue across South Carolina, not just a Greenville County issue so beware.
One special guest at Monday’s GCRP Meeting was local taxpayer advocate Michelle Shuman. Her research and service was praised by council members present as well as the entire GCRP body.
See Michelle’s full report here:
STEP #2: COMMENDATION
In fighting this tax increase, the Greenville County Republican Party (GCRP) worked closely with several councilmen, first on the details to determine if the tax was needed (which it wasn’t) … the push to defeat the property tax increase was on!!!
In Greenville, you need a two-thirds vote to pass a tax increase. That means it takes 8 (out of 12) to pass the tax increase … and only 5 to kill it.
Five Republican council members did step up for the initial vote and killed the increase … but on a second vote one member “flipped” on his constituents and the tax increased passed.
Who flipped? Newly elected in 2022, Councilman Joey Russo … now not so affectionally known in his community as “Traitor Joey”.
But the first step of the GCRP was to commend the actions of the four council members who held true to the SC Republican Platform and did not cave to the monied special interest.
NOTE – PRAISE ACTIONS , NOT INDIVIDUALS: One key point taught in political advocacy schools is you do not put forth blanket praise for elected officials. You commend ACTIONS … specific actions … not the individuals.
Why? Because even the good one will “flip” on you. Look at Congressman Jeff Duncan (R – 3rd Congressional District). Everyone thinks he is a great conservative … but he VOTED WITH JOE BIDEN & Congressman Jim Clyburn (D – 6th Congressional District) to increase the debt ceiling.
Now what do you do with a congressman like Jeff Duncan which so many blanketly praised as a good conservative?
STEP #3: THE CENSURE
Next step was to formally censure the six “Republicans” that caved.
Technically, under the Greenville County Party Rules (2017), in order to censure an elected official, you must initially have a “First Reading”. The rule was added years ago by the “old guard” establishment in order to protect elected officials from rogue “Tea Party Patriots” … but it is in the rules currently and as such must be followed.
Chairman of the GCRP Legislative Committee Harrison Musselwhite led the censure resolution … and the support in Greenville was overwhelming.
Congratulations Harrison!!!
A formal vote to finalize the censure is forthcoming at an expected “special meeting” of the GCRP.
STEP #4: NEXT STEPS
But a censure is just a piece of paper … so in Greenville this is not the end of the story … in fact it is just the beginning.
Next steps:
(1) DOOR KNOCKING: Specially designed door hangers and fliers will be left on voters doors in the precincts of these 6 “Republicans” council members. Getting the word out to the general voting public … especially June 11, 2024 Republican Primary Voters is key. Too many have no idea … but they will know this fall when their tax bills come out … so the timing is perfect to rally voters.
(2) PETITIONS: We do not have recall elections in South Carolina … although perhaps we should … but a petition is a good conversation starter for precinct members when they reach out to their neighbors. Following the general literature drops, rounds of door knocking and petition drives will begin in order to further raise public awareness.
(3) CANDIDATE RECRUITING: This is 24 / 7 / 365 all the time … but specialty recruiting drives and coordination with other groups on “who” is the SC Patriot candidate to primary the censured “Republicans” is essential.
(4) JUNE 11TH, 2024: This is where it is all building … primary election day 2024!!! In Greenville FOUR of the SIX censured council members will be up for re-election.
PROCESS, PROCESS, PROCESS … PLAN, PLAN, PLAN: This is how it is all done. It is not easy, especially when fighting on the liberty side of the fence … but it is easier when you have right on your side. It is going to be an exciting 2024 primary election season … so keep up the good work and GET INVOLVED LOCALLY!!!
WAR ROOM – Part I – April 12th (HERE)
WAR ROOM – Part II – April 15th (HERE)
It was a clean sweep for the MAGA America First contingent at the Greenville County Republican Party (GCRP) Convention on Monday April 14th … with Jeff Davis (Chairman), Yvonne Julian (State EC) & Mike Voaden (1st Vice Chair) all winning by acclimation … and the MAGA America First slate of 90 State Delegates & all 90 State Alternates won in a landslide vote.
It could not have been a more textbook operation …
We will have the convention video posted later today … to include keynote speaker Steve Bannon of War Room, State Treasurer Curtis Loftis, Congresswoman Nancy Mace & WORD Host Bill Frady. Stay tuned …
However we do have the video from Jeff Davis’ follow-up appearance on WAR ROOM with Steve Bannon Tuesday morning following the GCRP Convention. (See both videos below.)
The Precinct Strategy
Dan Schultz’s Precinct Strategy works … and Greenville County is one of the prime national examples of how to make it work. Now we just need to DO IT in all 46 counties in South Carolina … and all 3,144 counties in the United States.
MAGA DREAMS BIG!!!
This is everything mySCGOP is about!!! We have taught the Precinct Strategy ever since rolling out on January 21st, 2021 … the day after BIDEN was inaugurated … to FIGHT, FIGHT, FIGHT back when it was the darkest days of the MAGA America First movement.
And ask yourself, “who” doesn’t like mySCGOP? RINOs maybe? Folks that do not want to be held accountable for their actions?
It is all very simple to see “who is who” … just watch “who” trashes mySCGOP on social media … or “who” cowers away from associating with mySCGOP … and that is your answer.
#IamSpartacus!!!
#HoldTheLINE!!!
#BeMySCGOP!!!
#WeAreWINNING!!!
WAR ROOM – Part I (4/12/2025)
WAR ROOM – Part I – April 12th (HERE)
WAR ROOM – Part II (4/15/2025)
WAR ROOM – Part II – April 15th (HERE)
What do you think ? Email us at team@mySCGOP.com
WAR ROOM with Steve Bannon & Jeff Davis (HERE)
Today is the big day for the GREENVILLE COUNTY REPUBLICAN PARTY (GCRP) County Convention. The keynote speaker will be STEVE BANNON of the WAR ROOM … and we will have Congresswoman Nancy Mace & SC State Treasurer Curtis Loftis. Bill Frady of 98.9 WORD will be our special host for the event.
We could all not be more excited!!!
All are welcome & invited … for more information see below or click HERE.
WAR R0OM &
the SC TRUMP AGENDA?
It is a quick 7 minutes and 46 seconds video … but if you want to hear someone tell it like it is here in South Carolina, listen to the below video from STEVE BANNON’s War Room this past Saturday.
We talked about South Carolina being rated the most liberal “Red State” in the Nation by CPAC, Lindsey Graham … Drew McKissick / Ronna McDaniel … School Choice & K-12 Education Failures in SC … and the fact South Carolina has the highest marginal tax rate in the entire southeast – and legislators lying to us about it!!!
The MAGA America First TRUMP agenda has skipped over South Carolina … and we need to clean it up down to the precinct roots – all 2,307 PRECINCTS!!! It’s time to completely start over with any elected officials that do not want to get on board the TRUMP TRAIN for real … and the countdown is below.
WAR ROOM with Steve Bannon & Jeff Davis (HERE)
GCCRP Convention (4/14/2025): HERE
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR …
Jeff Davis is co-founder of mySCGOP.com. Jeff is a ’89 graduate of The Citadel and in 1993 received his Law/MBA from USC. A tax attorney / CPA licensed in Georgia, Jeff is an uncompromised school choice advocate for K-12 children with special needs. Originally from Charleston, and having practiced in Atlanta, Jeff and his wife Olga now live in Greenville. Jeff completed his two year term as Greenville County Republican Party Chairman and is currently serving as GCRP State Executive Committeeman.
Jeff is also “barred” from attending the SCGOP State Executive Committee Meetings (HERE). Why? Because he dared to run against Drew McKissick for SCGOP Chairman – coming in 2nd with Drew only being reelected by 1.8% (HERE & HERE) – and in September 2021 he told the State Executive Committee that Chad Connelly had been under SLED investigation for a year and a half … and it was true (HERE & HERE).
Send us your opinion on this great debate … and how you would like to see it solved … by emailing us at team@mySCGOP.com.
SUSTAINING & INDIVIDUAL DONATIONS:
Make a Charitable Donation TODAY: HERE
Get’ta Steppin Podcast with Jeff Davis – 4/3/2025 (HERE)
We had a great time with the gentlemen from Freedoms Fence-Line (HERE) & the Get’ta Steppin Podcast (HERE) last night. It was two hours of discussion in northern Spartanburg County, specifically Campabello, about “Jeff Davis”, Closed Primaries, Lobbyist, School Choice, the Newberry Lawsuit … how we fix this political mess we have in South Carolina (#NeverSURRENDER!!!) … the state of the SCGOP / Drew McKissick and a couple points about Drew’s mentor CHAD CONNELLY and how nobody has paid back the missing $275,406 misappropriated from K-12 children with special needs.
“Where is the $275,406 Attorney General Alan Wilson? “
-Jeff Davis
A huge thank you to Bryan Alverson, Keith Taylor & Lou Nespeca for the invitation and know that I’ll happily return anytime and would love to be a substitute co-host anytime!!! It was a fun time!!!
See you guys on April 14th as our Special Guests at the Greenville County Republican Party County Convention. Hope everyone will JOIN US!!!
GCCRP Convention (4/14/2025): HERE
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR …
Jeff Davis is co-founder of mySCGOP.com. Jeff is a ’89 graduate of The Citadel and in 1993 received his Law/MBA from USC. A tax attorney / CPA licensed in Georgia, Jeff is an uncompromised school choice advocate for K-12 children with special needs. Originally from Charleston, and having practiced in Atlanta, Jeff and his wife Olga now live in Greenville. Jeff completed his two year term as Greenville County Republican Party Chairman and is currently serving as GCRP State Executive Committeeman.
Jeff is also “barred” from attending the SCGOP State Executive Committee Meetings (HERE). Why? Because he dared to run against Drew McKissick for SCGOP Chairman – coming in 2nd with Drew only being reelected by 1.8% (HERE & HERE) – and in September 2021 he told the State Executive Committee that Chad Connelly had been under SLED investigation for a year and a half … and it was true (HERE & HERE).
Send us your opinion on this great debate … and how you would like to see it solved … by emailing us at team@mySCGOP.com.
SUSTAINING & INDIVIDUAL DONATIONS:
Make a Charitable Donation TODAY: HERE
FITSNews Video (4/1/2025): HERE
It may have been official before … but it is undeniable now … Treasurer Curtis Loftis is running for re-election!!! We could not be more excited because Curtis is literally the most popular elected official in the State of South Carolina … and he is one of, if not “the” most honest. If you want to know about the corruption going on in Columbia & with our State Government … listen to Curtis!!!
Here is just one quote from the FITSNews interview to explain it all – and quote that we could not agree with more (from our own personal experience):
“If you stand up to the power structure, you’re going to get hit.“
-Treasurer Curtis Loftis
And standing up to the power structure in Columbia is exactly what Curtis has done for the citizens of South Carolina since his inauguration on January 12th, 2011 … and like others that have stood up, Curtis has been beat up unmercifully over it.
Literally, right now, certain SC State Senators (more on “who & why” later – but hint: Larry Grooms & Stephen Goldfinch) are trying to pin a $1.8 BILLION accounting issue that has nothing to do with the Treasurer’s Office on Curtis. It is utter insanity … and we wrote about it back on February 10th (see HERE) … but it is Columbia & South Carolina Politics (and corruption – that we are determined to keep EXPOSING!!!)
Thank You Curtis Loftis!!!
A huge THANK YOU from the grassroots activists to Treasurer Curtis Loftis for sticking it out for another term for the citizens and taxpayers of South Carolina. We know you didn’t intend to run for another term … and would like to enjoy retirement … (like the rest of us!!!) … but once you see the CORRUPTION IN SOUTH CAROLINA, how do you walk away? Good men, like Curtis, can’t walk away. Neither can we!!!
Thank you sir for not walking away!!!
FITSNews Article:
FITSNews Article (4/1/2025): HERE
mySCGOP.news Article:
mySCGOP.news Article (2/10/2025): HERE
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR …
Jeff Davis is co-founder of mySCGOP.com. Jeff is a ’89 graduate of The Citadel and in 1993 received his Law/MBA from USC. A tax attorney / CPA licensed in Georgia, Jeff is an uncompromised school choice advocate for K-12 children with special needs. Originally from Charleston, and having practiced in Atlanta, Jeff and his wife Olga now live in Greenville. Jeff completed his two year term as Greenville County Republican Party Chairman and is currently serving as GCRP State Executive Committeeman.
Jeff is also “barred” from attending the SCGOP State Executive Committee Meetings (HERE). Why? Because he dared to run against Drew McKissick for SCGOP Chairman – coming in 2nd with Drew only being reelected by 1.8% (HERE & HERE) – and in September 2021 he told the State Executive Committee that Chad Connelly had been under SLED investigation for a year and a half … and it was true (HERE & HERE).
Send us your opinion on this great debate … and how you would like to see it solved … by emailing us at team@mySCGOP.com.
SUSTAINING & INDIVIDUAL DONATIONS:
Make a Charitable Donation TODAY: HERE
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