Patriots Standing Up AGAINST Tyranny at the May 20th, 2023 SCGOP Convention … Will “WE” Learn?

We all know about this SC House “Uniparty” Rule Change championed on Tuesday by Democrat Minority Leader Todd Rutherford (D – Richland, HERE) and quickly moved through by Republican leadership (FITSNews – HERE & HERE). The “Rule” change that will limit amendments and debate on bills … and give the Democrat & Republican caucus leaders power to pick which amendments are presented … and most importantly which are not presented.

It’s beyond reprehensible.

We haven’t seen anything move this fast since the murder of our State Senator Clementa Pinckney (HERE) and 8 other souls on June 17th, 2015 … and Nikki Haley’s passage of a bill to remove of the Confederate Flag on July 10th from State House grounds … all in only 23 days.  Or perhaps the lightening fast passage of the $1.4 BILLION Volkswagen “deal” last year.  

Never forget … where there is a will, there is a way … so never accept “excuses” from your legislators … NEVER!!!

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SURPRISED?

But why is anyone surprised by these “tricks”? Haven’t we seen this time and time again? From SCGOP Chairman Drew McKissick? Heck, a similar “Rule” change resolution limiting amendments was PRE-FILED (H4695, HERE) back on December 14th … this was coming … why are they surprised??? It is what these people do … and it is why SC is the most liberal Republican legislature in America.

A few SCGOP examples …

• 2021 Greenville GOP ReOrg “FRAUD”.
• 2021 “barring” of Greenville Chairman from SCGOP Meetings.
• 2022 SCGOP “special” Convention Rules Changes.
• 2022 SCGOP “condemnation” of Horry, Anderson & Greenville leaders.
• The Horry GOP Leadership “STEAL” by the SCGOP.
• The Oconee GOP Leadership “STEAL” by the SCGOP.
• 2023 Greenville GOP Convention Takeover by the SCGOP.
• 2023 false “Unity” Efforts in Greenville – working with the SCGOP.
• 2023 Charleston GOP Convention “STEAL”.
• 2023 Greenville GOP Convention “attempted” STEAL.
• May 20, 2023 SCGOP State Convention “STEAL”.
• SCGOP Failure to Recognize Duly Elected Charleston State EC.
• SCGOP “barring” Duly Elected Greenville State EC.
• 2023 Lexington GOP Leadership “STEAL” by _______ & _______(?). Yes, we know who …

This is just over the past 3 years … and certainly not an all inclusive list as we have heard dozens of local GOP stories with similar outrageous behavior.

WE EXPECTED THIS!: This SC House “Rule” change should have been completely expected … it was by us … given our experiences above.

But more importantly it should have been PREPARED for … but it wasn’t … because of petty bickering and turf games.

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WHERE WERE OUR LEGISLATORS?

You see all the examples leading up to this SC House “Rule” change … but where were ANY of our SC Legislators when this happened … you know, the legislators this SC House “Rule” change is intended to quash … the legislators purportedly fighting for US? The ones needing our help … and asking for our VOTES? Yes, where were they when all of the above was going on within the SCGOP and “their” local County Parties?

Easy answer … NOWHERE TO BE FOUND.

In fact … and this is difficult for some to hear … some of those same legislators ACTIVELY PARTICIPATED along with their newly created patriot / establishment hybrid “splinter groups” in the ramrodding done to America FIRST GOPs … in apparent coordination with the SCGOP leadership and their cabal.

Yep … totally bizarre and why we teach “Watch what they DO, not what they SAY”.

All of this should have been expected: Yes … we knew this sort of “Rule” change thing would happen to them too … it always does … and it should have been PREPARED for by all of us. We have the numbers … we have The People … and best of all we have RIGHT and GOD on our side …

… but we don’t have UNITY!

We have a mishmash quagmire of independent groups jockeying for position … refusing to all come to the table and work together … and some, as stated above, actively subverting other America FIRST Patriots.

It has to STOP … or we should expect more of the same!

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LEARN FROM HISTORY

It has been said through history … in many different ways … as true today as it ever was … and perhaps best said by Ben Franklin:

“We must, indeed, all hang together or must assuredly, we shall all hang separately.”

Will we have UNITY … NOW?: Greenville America FIRST Patriots are committed. We know other county America FIRST Patriots are committed. There are A LOT of us willing to come to the table … but will “everyone”? We don’t need to all like each other, but we do need to work together for the greater good … and it must be about SERVICE over SELF. We hang together, or we hang separately.

We will try again … stay tuned … and pray.

SaveSouthCarolina!

At the signing, Ben Franklin is quoted as having replied to a comment by John Hancock that they must all hang together, saying, “Yes, we must, indeed, all hang together, or most assuredly we shall all hang separately.” (HERE)

Ben also commonly used … “JOIN, or DIE” (HERE)

And in SC … United We Stand, Divided We Fall (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).

Interestingly … Braylee Estep can attend the SCGOP State Executive Committee meetings … unlike the elected State Executive Committeeman from the largest county in South Carolina representing 12% of the entire state.

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June 19th, 2023 Article: HERE

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December 15th, 2023 Article: HERE

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