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Unity of MISSION – Three Part Litmus Test
RINO or NOT? #UNITY of Mission
One of the toughest things to figure out is “who” someone really is especially in the political arena. Are they honest brokers and fighting for America FIRST … or are they subversive, self interested, and saying one thing, while doing another?
We have been talking with grass roots activist, GOP Party members, and legislators / candidates about this “problem” … the problem of identifying “who” is good and “who” is lying about their true intentions … and we have formulated a THREE PART LITMUS TEST to help uncover the truth about folks.
This is intended primarily for candidates and elected officials … you know, the men & women who have stepped up to be LEADERS … but it can be generally applied to anyone involved in South Carolina politics.
America FIRST (or RINO) “Test”:
TEST #1 – the SCGOP Ethics Test: Everybody is aware that the SCGOP state leadership is “establishment” and generally rogue in their actions. SCGOP Chairman Drew McKissick actively and openly opposed the RNC TRUMP Team at the National Convention in Milwaukee last month … bitter over being removed from his position as RNC Co-Chair (with Ronna McDaniel) … and that is the reason the SC Delegation was seated in the far back of the convention floor, literally behind Guam!!!
Opposing the TRUMP Team is one thing, but we have also seen the SCGOP State Leadership & State State Executive Committee twist and violate their own Rules (and state law) to suit their “establishment” objectives. Rules for thee, but not for me. This includes such recent findings as the barring of the three duly elected National Delegates in Congressional District 01 (which was reversed by the RNC), reversal of the election of America First supporter Cynthia Oney Jones as Chairman in Congressional District 01, the improper removal of Pamela Godwin as the Lexington County Chairman, the illegal takeover of the Greenville County Republican Party ReOrg in 2023 … and the failure to seat Jeff Davis (Chairman of this organization, mySCGOP) as the duly elected GCRP State Executive Committeeman … just to name a few. All this can no longer stand!!!
Litmus Test Question 1 (SCGOP Ethics), as an elected official (and really for anyone), will you actively step-up and speak out about the rogue activities, obvious rules & legal violations, and other objectively bad deeds being perpetrated by the SCGOP State Leadership & State Executive Committee? If not, why should we support you as an “elected leader”? Leaders are supposed to lead, not cower to the establishment because they don’t want to offend anybody and they want to get re-elected.
TEST #2 – the Character Test: Politics is nasty. We see all the rude and disgusting behavior … and outright lies … going on 24/7 on social media and in different meetings / gatherings … and often being perpetrated by people with real criminal records. And then we see the same people, the ones being nasty and lying online, in social media pictures / interviews working with and being supported by elected leaders … elected leaders that often actively encourage the nasty behavior and lies being spread when it “benefits” them … and then we see the same elected leaders “crying” about the lies being told about them.
All of this needs to stop, and anyone … especially elected official … tolerating or actively encouraging this nasty behavior is NO LEADER!!! America FIRST does not tolerate this, and anyone that does, is NOT America FIRST.
Litmus Test Question 2 (Character), as an elected official (and really for anyone), will you actively correct the nasty behavior of people that you associate with or that support you, and if they refuse to correct their actions will you disavow and un-associate yourself with these people and their actions?
TEST #3 – the Legislative Test: Oh, and this is the key … the MONEY and petty personal differences that influence folks in South Carolina “politics”. WE have discussed extensively here the issues with School Choice … which involves BILLIONS OF DOLLARS … and how elected officials, even those claiming to be for “limited government & freedom” (namely the SC Freedom Caucus), are pushing for 100% government control over our children from pre-K reading to graduation. We see this clearly in the fight over School Choice (100% gov’t run ESAs vs. Free-Market, limited gov’t, Tax Credit Scholarships which we support) … and we see this with the passage of the First Steps Accountability Act (which we knew nothing about) in the dark of the night in the summer of 2023 (See Part 1 HERE & Part 2 HERE).
This is a simple set of legislation that has to do with our children and our future … and worse it has to do with MONEY, like BILLIONS, which is why it truly exposes “who” elected officials really are. This set of legislation, beyond anything else, is crystal clear. Anyone who would allow for and promote the needless suffering of K-12 children … especially those K-12 children with special needs as this battle has done … and those that want the government to have control over our children … are not America First and do not need to be in elected office or anywhere near politics.
Litmus Test Question 3 (Legislative), as an elected official (and really for anyone), will you (#1) actively support real independent free-market school choice, (#2) actively oppose 100% government run private & Christian school Choice, and (#3) actively support the REVERSAL of the First Steps Accountability Act passed in the summer of 2023?
THOUGHTS?
This is it!!! We have tried it out on all sorts of different elected officials, candidate and SCGOP party leaders / activist … and it works every time.
Let us know your thoughts. Email us at team@mySCGOP.com and make any suggestions your like.
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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).
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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.
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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.
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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.
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mySCGOP.news (4/8/2023): HERE
Friends, we are 32 days out from the 2025 SCGOP State Convention. We know the date is May 3rd … we just do not know the time or location yet … but that is how the SCGOP under Drew McKissick operates … and that is why “normal” people all think we need a change in leadership. Yes, TRUMP fired Drew McKissick in 2024 (HERE & HERE) – and so should South Carolina!!!
Now, many of you have started receiving the bi-annual “anonymous” emails (and you should expect anonymous mailers too – they spend serious money to keep their jobs and cronies in place). This year the ANONYMOUS emails are from some “greenvillefedup@proton.me“ email address claiming to be “The Committee to Expose Jeff Davis” … the key word ANONYMOUS!!!
It is cute … an “anonymous committee” that is so interested in saving DREW MCKISSICK & the SC Freedom Caucus … whoops, I mean they are trying to “save South Carolina & America” … who is so courageous (like our founding Fathers) that they have to remain anonymous. Yes, note sarcasm!
Know one thing … no one doing the right thing has to remain anonymous … especially in politics.
Yes, it is the same political tactic used every two years at this time in ReOrg (2021, 2023 & now 2025) … (#1) anonymous emails / mailers sending a bunch of slanderous and defamatory information (in this case saying that I have committed crimes & FORGED documents – both actionable lies) & (#2) “reputable” RINOs forwarding it around like it is the gospel from CNN News. Yes … just like #FakeNews CNN … and just like the mainstream media has done to conservatives … especially ones they fear, like President TRUMP.
Now … the key is to watch the people that forward it around … those are the people you have to watch out about. What does the Bible say about people spreading rumors and lies??? 😉
The “smart” thing to do is IGNORE anything in politics from ANONYMOUS sources … we have said that forever … and stay FOCUSED ON MISSION!!! All of this is purposeful distraction, ignore it … but, if you like, you can read about the lies from 2023 … mySCGOP.news (4/8/2023) HERE.
BONUS CONTENT: What I do like about this year’s “first” anonymous hit piece … they actually accuse me of working with the RINO “establishment” down in Columbia to pass our SCHOOL CHOICE bill helping K-12 Children with Special Needs. What this “committee” seems to have forgotten, it was the RINO “establishment” (Speaker Murrell Smith, Ways & Means Chairman Bruce Bannister, etc. – along with the SC Freedom Caucus) that KILLED our $55 MILLION “real” school choice bill. Why would we be working with the people that killed our bill and have cost kids $165 MILLION and counting … not to mention the cost to South Carolina taxpayers???
And, do note that “The (Anonymous) Committee” really goes hard after a good Christian Republican candidate up here in Greenville that ran against Representative ALAN MORGAN (R – Greenville) … you know, the Freedom Caucus brother of ADAM MORGAN. Why would a hit piece on me go on and on about an opponent of ALAN MORGAN. More on that later too.
Yes … we think the anonymous email is coming from the SC Freedom Caucus (or their employee / supporters) … it fits with their reputation of dirty politics they have up here in Greenville, SC (and now spreading across SC).
The CRAZY From the Other Direction
Real Name: Kathleen C. Dipasquale
(Names she uses online to disguise her identity: Kasey Grado & Kathleen Christine)
And what I really like seeing is that from the other side of the “crazy train” … some people actually think and are spreading the rumor that we are working WITH the SC Freedom Caucus. That all of this “fight” (which is hard to understand because if the Freedom Caucus is what they say they are, we would be working together) is some sort of “staged theater”.
Does anyone really think ADAM MORGAN purposely lost his Congressional primary race (because we did not support him) last June 11th, 2024 (mySCGOP.news, July 11, 2024: HERE) … and he lost A LOT of local people’s money (including a $275,000 personal loan to his campaign – that has not been paid back)… as some grander scheme to “keep WE THE PEOPLE at each others throats” so you all don’t realize that Jeff Davis & the SC Freedom Caucus are “pushing the same agenda”.
YES … I admit … Mrs. Dipasquale (aka Kasey Grado from Easley, SC) is correct in one part … I am pushing the agenda the SC Freedom Caucus “says” they are pushing … yes, SAYS (but isn’t really doing). Remember, it is the SC Freedom Caucus that REFUSES to come to the table with us to work against the RINO establishment … and it is the SC Freedom Caucus that is pushing BIG GOV’T (faux) School Choice (#FollowTheMONEY) … and it is the SC Freedom Caucus that pushed through the Democrat Pre-K reading program FIRST STEPS into permanent law (2/16/2024 HERE & 6/20/2023 HERE) … and it is the SC Freedom Caucus who for the 3rd ReOrg in a row that is helping save the biggest RINO of them all, DREW MCKISSICK.
We want a hero … but in our assessment the RINO Establishment & the SC Freedom Caucus are two sides of the same coin. (mySCGOP.news. 3/14/2025 HERE). We won’t get out of this mess is we keep falling for the same old tricks.
Yes, the crazy is crazy …
Conclusion
Are we going to keep falling for these political tricks??? The same manipulative tricks that got our country in this mess in the first place??? Are we going to pay attention to “anonymous” emails … or known bad actors like the Kasey Grado’s of the world??? These people will never stop because they are typically political consultants and paid actors … they only need to impact 2% or 5% of the readers (in this case) to save DREW MCKISSICK’s butt at the May 3rd SCGOP State Convention.
Again, the “smart” thing to do is IGNORE anything in politics from (#1) ANONYMOUS sources, (#2) known known bad actors, (#3) people that refuse to come to the table for debate, or (#4) anyone that refused Radical Transparency. We have said this forever … its not complicated, but human nature is to focus on “drama”. IGNORE DRAMA!!! Stay FOCUSED ON MISSION!!! All of this is purposeful distraction … if you listen to it, you let it win.
2025 SCGOP CHAIR RACE: Finally, the real irony in all this is that these attacks all mention me running for SCGOP Chairman … which I have said nothing about formally. Am I the scariest candidate NOT in the race??? Probably so when the loudest opponent for DREW, who is being pushed by the SC Freedom Caucus to split the vote again and help DREW MCKISSICK get re-elected, is a former member of the occult (or was she a witch, I’ll have to check and write more later). See HERE for a small sample of the crazy.
Again, the crazy is crazy … and it is actually much worse than you can imagine.
As we teach …
“Watch what they DO,
not what they SAY.”
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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.
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See the TRUTH Social post HERE. Did anyone expect anything different? Did anyone really expect President TRUMP to come out publicly against one of the most powerful US Senators – Chair of the Senate Budget Committee? “Republicans” barely control the US Senate with 53 members … and that 53 is not dependable 24/7.
Remember … it was Pete Hegseth (HERE) who’s confirmation needed a tie-breaking vote by Vice President JD Vance for him to become TRUMP’s US Secretary of Defense.
You simply can’t count on 100% of the “Republicans” in the US Senate to vote conservative or for the TRUMP Agenda.
If you were President TRUMP and Lindsey asked you to endorse him now … what would you do? Did you expect President TRUMP to say “NO”??? Of course he said yes … and I’d bet anything President TRUMP got whatever he wanted for the endorsement.
Plus … does TRUMP really need the distraction of an “at risk” Senator being taken out of the 53 US Senate majority? Lindsey is a known entity … and TRUMP knows how to handle Lindsey.
What it takes to beat Lindsey
If you want to take out Senator Lindsey Graham on June 9th, 2026, you need one of two things:
(#1) a currently viable candidates with $100 million in the bank (or the ability to raise that kind of money – at least $25 or $40 million) … or
(#2) a currently viable opposition “Grassroots” organization to take Lindsey down from the inside in favor of a more reliable “Republican”.
Find one of those two things and you have a chance. As of today neither exist.
RINO Talking Points
And if you want to know the RINO talking points … just take a look at what Senator Graham’s long term (27 years – now retired) Senate Communications Director Kevin Bishop (HERE) had to say.
In many ways Mr. Bishop is completely right … but if he were that “right” about everything Mr. Bishop would not have come in 4th in the 2024 Republican Primary to replace outgoing US Congressman Jeff Duncan in the 3rd Congressional District (now held by Congresswoman Sheri Biggs – HERE).
Kevin Bishop – X.com: HERE
Stay Tuned …
We would recommend staying tuned … this is not the end of the 2026 South Carolina US Senate race … it is only the beginning.
And we may have knowledge of a few things in the works … 😉
Countdown (as of 03/28/2025):
Tuesday, June 13th, 2028 – 1,173 (’28 PRIMARIES)
Tuesday, June 9th, 2026 – 438 days (’26 PRIMARIES!!!)
Saturday, Feb. 26, 2028 – 1,065 (est. ’28 Republican PPP)
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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
South Carolina has a “Republican” supermajority … Republicans control the US House, the US Senate & the Presidency. Why then can’t we get anything done in South Carolina??? Why not real school choice … real closed primaries … real judicial reform???
Why are legislators more interested in a “witch-hunt” against SC Treasurer Curtis Loftis … a darling of the grassroots and the most popular statewide elected official? (See HERE).
Why can’t we get “simple” TORT REFORM that fixes a simple liquor liability issue that will SAVE OUR SMALL BUSINESSES???
South Carolina legislators are betraying The People … it has been ongoing for literally decades … and we are watching it right before our eyes with certain SC SENATORS’ desperate attempts to save S244 for BIG INSURANCE … and their failure to fix the liquor liability issue by simply passing H3497.
For years, South Carolina Senators have told us they support tort reform to help local businesses—bars, restaurants, and veterans’ halls—who are being crushed under the weight of skyrocketing liquor liability insurance rates.
They’ve stood in front of microphones, held town halls, sent newsletters and campaign ads proclaiming: “We’re here to help small businesses.” “We just want targeted reform.” “We believe in Main Street values.”
But last week, when they finally had the chance to prove it, they did the exact opposite.
The Amendment
(That Would Have Delivered)
Amendment 2A: On Tuesday, March 18th the Senate Republican Leader Shane Massey (R – Edgefield) went back to the well in his endless attempts to save S244. The session started at Noon … and went on until 10:20PM!!!
But it all went sideways for Massey again when Senator Stephen Goldfinch (R – Georgetown) offered a clear, focused solution:
- A targeted amendment – to fix the liquor liability issue,
- The text came straight from the unanimous House bill H3497,
- And the amendment was designed solely to bring down insurance premiums for SC bars, restaurants, and VFWs – the root problem today.
There were no “gifts” for trial lawyer. No plaintiff windfalls. No poison pills. Just a simple clean fix to a specific problem that everyone—on both sides—agree needs to be addressed.
But as is typical … the SC Senate blocked it.
One more in a series of seemingly never ending BETRAYALS of their professed principals … and most assuredly a betrayal of The People & small businesses here in South Carolina.
Yes … just let that sink in … one more betrayal!!!
These SC State Senators had the exact language they have all supposedly wanted for years. They had the political cover. They had the moral obligation …
… and yet they killed it anyway.
You all know the story … “Watch what they DO, not what they SAY.”
It sounds just like what they have done on school choice … closed primaries … judicial reform. No different than their “witch-hunt” against SC Treasurer Curtis Loftis. It’s just what they do, and it seems never ending.
The SC Senate does what is best for the SC Senate … not The People … and not Small Business (and certainly not K-12 kids with special needs as it relates to our school choice fight – more on that soon).
Sooooooo … why?
#FollowTheMONEY!!!
Why? Easy. Follow the Money.
All of this & S244 was never really about helping small businesses.
S244 is nothing more than an “omnibus” tort reform bill, is not about local bar owners or keeping VFWs afloat. It’s about one thing: immunity for the most powerful corporations in America … it is about BIG INSURANCE.
The same Senators who claimed they were standing up for South Carolina businesses are now advancing a bill that:
Shields out-of-state trucking companies when they injure or kill our citizens.
Helps chemical manufacturers who poisoned SC water with PFAS avoid accountability.
Lets global manufacturers escape full responsibility when their products fail.
Protects insurance companies who delay, deny, and defend valid claims to protect their profit margins.
This bill is a gold-plated gift to corporate America, carefully wrapped in “reform” language and sold to the public as something it’s not.
It just another part of the Legislative GRIFT that lines the pockets of legislators and their monied special interest … at the expense of the Citizens of South Carolina.
The ongoing legislative betrayal!!!
03/24/2025: Just the Facts – S244 (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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