FITS 2024
Make It Stop. Join The Fight To End Human Trafficking.
Dakota Fitzgerald, GCGOP 2nd Vice Chair; Understanding the law, as a Republic, is crucial to our overall success in combatting Human Trafficking and provides We the People with the knowledge we need to press on. While strides have been made and the arrests continue to increase, there is still more work to be done. As free citizens of this great nation we have a responsibility to influence our legislators and implore them to adequately represent their constituents. That is why I would like to take a moment to discuss two bills being proposed to the House of Representatives that can greatly impact the demand for Human Trafficking through combatting child pornography.
H4535 – Device Filter Legislation: Protecting children from harmful images online; requiring manufacturers to default filters to “ON” rather than “OFF”.
Problem: Adolescent and preteen children are consuming hard core pornography with unfiltered internet accessible devices. Pornagraphy is a highly addictive agent and children are especially vulnerable; for many, it serves as their sex education. A nationally representative survey found that 64% of young people, ages 13-24, actively seek out pornography weekly or more often. Porn consumption continues to be an issue as the Navigators Christian Ministry at Clemson University reports most men and 25-30% of women students in Navigators struggle with pornography addiction.
Solution: Virtually all internet accessible devices are manufactured with built in filtering capabilities and parental controls features, but the filters are defaulted to “OFF”. This legislation mandates that the devices be manufactured so that the filters be defaulted to “ON” when activated in South Carolina.
According to the National Center on Sexual Exploitation, “Without this legislation it is not possible for parents to effectively protect their children from the massive amounts of harmful material inundating them online.”
Reasoning: Why Filters?
- Devices are currently manufactured with filters built in but defaulted to “OFF”.
- Parents/guardians find turning filters “ON” to be very burdensome; default “ON” rather than default “OFF” addresses this.
- With the default “ON”, parents/guardians may control access to speech harmful to children.
- Placing filters on the device itself, instead of on the network, protects minors on the internet wherever the device is used.
Free Speech?
- This legislation does not restrict adult access to speech as it filters speech at the device level rather than universally restricting the source internet.
- Adults may elect to consume pornography by deactivating the filters on the device with a passcode.
- This legislation allows the state to mandate the use of filters while empowering parents to determine what material is appropriate for their children.
This legislation is a necessary incremental step in advancing South Carolina’s legitimate interest to protect our children from harmful online materials without restricting adult access to protected speech. Parents, guardians, and the SC Attorney General will be able to bring civil actions against: adults who deactivate filters on devices used by minors and manufacturers of devices who do not comply with the law.
H4563 – Cyber Sexual Harassment aka Revenge Porn: Protection against the online sharing of private images.
Problem: Cyber Sexal Harassment (Revenge Porn) is an action taken by a person who:
- Receives a private sexually explicit self-image from another person who sends it with a reasonable expectation of privacy that the image will not be shared, and
- The identity of the provider of the image can be recognized from it, and
- The person receiving the private image publishes it to the internet without consent.
The sharing of private sexually explicit self-images has become a frequent practice amongst both the juvenile and adult populations. The publication of these images on the internet without consent has also become common.
Unsuspecting juveniles are often preyed upon by online predators who solicit the images and use them to coerce the juvenile into sex trafficking and other illicit activities. Many juveniles share the images with those they consider friends only to find the image posted on a social media platform when the relationship turns sour. Once the image is posted on the internet it is almost impossible to have it removed, especially if the image goes viral. South Carolina is currently 1 out of 3 states without a Revenge Porn statute.
Solution: Law enforcement is asking the South Carolina Legislature to pass this statute. Currently, the only law available to S.C. law enforcement to sanction this activity as possession and distribution of child pornography. Law enforcement is reluctant to charge juveniles with this crime because it entails major criminal penalties inappropriate for what is often thoughtless juvenile behavior.
This Call to Action will take no more than 5-10 minutes and embodies what it means to be an American. Please reach out to your State House Representative and urge them to support these two bills. If you’re not sure who your Representatives are please go to https://www.scstatehouse.gov/
“Dear Representative,
I live in ________ and I am your constituent. Please sign on as a cosponsor to
H4535 – Lin Bennett, Youth Protection from Internet Pornography Act and H4563 – Chris Wooten, Cyber Sexual Harassment Act (aka Revene Porn Statute). H4535 addresses the fact that young people have unrestricted access to internet pornography through their smart phones. Pornography filters are built into these devices but they are sold with the filters turned “OFF” by default. Most parents do not know filters are available on the devices. Lin Bennett’s bill would require the internet accessible devices be sold with the filters turned “ON”. Please help protect our children from harmful pornography. H4563 addresses Cyber Sexual Harassment. Juveniles often share sexually explicit self-images with others. When the relationship sours the person receiving the images often posts it on social media as an act of revenge. It is nearly impossible to get the social media platform to take down the image causing the victim relentless embarrassment. H4563 makes this a crime. South Carolina is one of only three states without a revenge porn statute. Therefore, law enforcement does not have a needed tool at its disposal to deal with a crime that has become common. Please cosponsor these bills and call on Chairman Murphy to schedule hearings with the House Judiciary Committee. Thank you for choosing to be a part of the solution to combat Human Trafficking and Sexual Exploitation in South Carolina.”
Be sure to include your name and town and only identify yourself as a constituent if you are emailing the Representative for your district.
See Dakota’s most recent pieces on “The Fight to End Human Trafficking” below.
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR …
Dakota Fitzgerald is 2nd Vice Chair of the Greenville County GOP, an America First MAGA Patriot whose vision is to embolden others to embrace, wholly, their duty and contribution to humanity while forming a more perfect Union and fighting to End Human Trafficking.
#NeverSurrender #FollowTheMoney
WE NEED YOU …
No more excuses. We started mySCGOP.com to purge the RINOs in the SCGOP, and we stated mySCGOP.news because the mainstream #FakeNews media is in bed with our local politicians and government. No more will stories be swept under the rug. If you have a story that needs to be exposed … send it to us and we will get it out there. Have an opinion piece, or want to write a series, submit your writings to us at mySCGOP@protonmail.com. See something we can do better, let us know. We are about #WeThePeople … so here is your chance to stop complaining and start do something about it. They are watching and reading … let’s start exposing it all.
Last week FITSNews put out an article about the SC Speaker of the House entitled “Murrell Smith Has Lost His Ability To Lead”. (HERE).
Questioning the Speaker’s ability to lead was one thing (and we loved it) … but we found a quote in the article that “IF” all our MAGA America First friends would learn and truly understand, we would win this war with the RINOs … and Save America in the process.
Take a read … and maybe read it twice …
“Power, in an ideal world, is wielded by principled officials with the consent – and in the interests – of the governed. In reality, though, it is wielded by powerful special interests who use elected officials as their puppets. As a result, the goal of “governing” becomes advancing those special interests while doing just enough to fool just enough of the voters into believing you are still serving their interests.”
“The more the curtain is peeled back, though, the harder it becomes to keep the puppet show going… especially when the objectives of these special interests run completely counter to the will of the electorate.”
– FITSNews 4/24/2025
Do you see it? Do you realize that none of this world of politics is about the Will of The People? Do you understand you can’t trust any of them … and as we would add, especially don’t trust the ones you like? Didn’t we see this with what essentially every SC State Senator did to Treasurer Curtis Loftis on April 21st, 2025 … and their “railroading of US”? (HERE)
It is all about OVERSIGHT … by The People … by YOU … by US … and it takes calling out the “drift” to the center (or worse, to the left) we see with all good conservative elected officials … most within months of being elected.
Yes, WE are peeling back the curtain. WE are winning. But learn to trust your gut, learn to question everything, and learn to trust nothing as is necessary!!!
WE The People win first by knowing what this “game” (as they see it) is really about … and secondly by knowing this applies to ALL elected officials … including the ones you like … especially the ones you like. No one is immune.
If you will learn just that … WE can Save America.
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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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Jeff Davis on In Depth with Mason Sims – 4/24/2025 (HERE)
There is a lot going on in the way of discussion about (#1) the SC Senate’s Railroading of Treasure Curtis Loftis (or really the railroading of “US”) … & (#2) the SCGOP Convention on May 3rd.
Here is a quick live podcast video of Jeff Davis on In Depth with Mason Sims from last that we think you may enjoy.
Podcast Live Video: HERE
If you have any questions, concerns or thoughts … just let us know at team@mySCGOP.com.
The SC Senate’s Railroading of “US”: 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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Make a Charitable Donation TODAY: HERE
4/21/2025 YouTube Live Stream: HERE
Yesterday was 10 hours and 15 minutes of pure railroading of the most popular elected public official in the State of South Carolina … Treasurer Curtis Loftis.
At the end of the night, “our” SC State Senators voted 33 to 8 in favor of S 534 (HERE) … a Concurrent Resolution on the “removal” of Curtis Loftis.
But none of this had to do with Curtis Loftis … if had to do with YOU … with US.
If you watch the video you can tell the utter distain our SC State Senators have for US and our opinions. We had over 400 simultaneous viewers on our live stream yesterday … all furious about what they were witnessing. Many had never actually watched a video of the proceedings at the SC Statehouse … never seen what really happens in Chambers on the live feed. Well, now they have, and now they know exactly how bad it is.
We have watched this for just over 10 years in our School Choice battle. Yesterday was no different. The Senate had it’s mind made up BEFORE the proceedings started … and nothing was going to change the outcome. It was all about the MONEY … and their petty vendettas … it had nothing to do with what is right morally, ethically, or legally … it was all a show.
Anyone watching saw the terrible opening performance of Senators Grooms & Goldfinch. We then all witnessed the brilliant performance of Treasurer Loftis and his representatives / lawyers. Curtis and his TEAM laid out his case and we all thought it was over … slam dunk … Curtis was vindicated.
Then the rest of the Senators got their “10 minutes each of Q&A” … and it became obvious the outcome was predetermined.
The final vote was 33 to 8 (with 5 excused absences).
But even the 8 that voted in favor of Treasurer Loftis … they all sat there relatively silent knowing the “fix was in” … just like so many times in our school choice fight. It was a railroading because that is what THEY all wanted.
This was not about Curtis Loftis … this was about POWER, CONTROL, MONEY … and petty personal VENDETTAS … and now a lot more people have seen it first hand.
Let’s hope this is the “Shot Heard Round the WORLD” for South Carolina citizens to wake up to the problem which is our SC State Legislature – especially the SC Senate. Not some of them, not a few in leadership … not just the ones who voted against Curtis Loftis … but (sadly) every single one of them. Silence is compliance. Where was any elected SC Senator FIGHTING for Curtis Loftis … or US … yesterday? They were all responsible.
NOW … get ready and watch the #FakeNewsMedia and everyone else who “benefits” from getting rid of Curtis will start to pile on. Watch some (who have been shafting The People as well) try to reap some positive brownie points out of this to help ingratiate themselves with the grassroots as they claim outrage and try to come to Curtis’ defense. None of this is complicated once you see the mental manipulation that goes on in politics in general, and SC politics specifically.
More to come on this for sure … stay tuned.
Watch the Recording:
YouTube: (HERE)
X: (HERE)
FaceBook: Part 1 (HERE), Part 2 (HERE)
The Vote:
Vote on S534 (4/21/2025): 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
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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