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ESA Supreme Court Oral Arguments – Disaster!
Unconstitutional again??? For the THIRD time???
5 Minute YouTube Video: HERE
PASS S285, As-Is, No Changes
- $55 MILLION for “real” School Choice READY TODAY!!!
- S285 has already PASSED the SC Senate (28 to 9 vote)!!!
- S285 is just sitting in the SC House waiting to be passed.
- Could be passed, AS-IS, No Changes and be law within a week.
- $11,000 scholarships for special needs … not $6,000 like ESA.
- $11,000 scholarships for low income … not $6,000 like ESA.
- 100% Constitutional … not like the ESA.
- No Gov’t Strings Attached … not like the ESA.
- Approved by Homeschoolers / HSLDA … not like the ESA.
- All sides say they support it … not like the ESA.
- Nearly UNIVERSAL School Choice!!!
- All families up to 400% of poverty are eligible ($124,800 for a family of 4).
ESA Supreme Court Oral Arguments: This past Wednesday March 6th, the SC Supreme Court heard oral arguments on the lawsuit claiming (as we believe) that the ESA / Education Scholarship Trust Fund (ESTF) program is UNCONSTITUTIONAL.
You all recall that a substantially similar ESA program was twice ruled UNCONSTITUTIONAL back in 2020 … both decisions were unanimous 5 to 0 opinions … and that point was made very clear by Chief Justice Donald W. Beatty (HERE) as the hearing began. The Chief Justice was unrelenting in his disdain for the ESA program … probably more that a judge should be in open court … but the other Justices were not very easy on the matter either.
Acting Justice, Chief Judge James E. Lockemy (HERE) of the SC Court of Appeals made a huge issue of whether the Superintendent of Education could even administer the program … based on the fact that her Constitutional Duty was to represent Public Schools. That was a new twist, and not a good sign for the ESA pushers.
Watch the 1 hour & 7 minute video of the hearing yourself: HERE
You never know what may happen … and we are sure the “politicians” electing these SC Supreme Court Justices have been working them hard to rule their “monied special interest” ESA bill is legal … but it could very well be that the SC Supreme Court rules this program unconstitutional for a third time.
The 2020 ESA decision was originally heard on September 18th, 2020, with the decision filed on October 7, 2020 … just 3 weeks later. Legislators (and families / schools) need to know before the 2024 legislative session ends in early May, so the clock is ticking.
Surprisingly, very few mainstream media outlets are reporting on this … but you can see what Alexander Thompson of The Post & Courier (HERE) and Seanna Adcox of the SC Daily Gazette (HERE) and Jeffrey Collins of the Associated Press (HERE) had to say about the oral arguments.
PASS S285 – “real” School Choice: S285 has already passed the SC Senate and is objectively “better” than the 100% Government Run / government strings attached ESA program … so why are legislators delaying??? What do we say … #FollowTheMONEY!!!
Call your SC House Legislators TODAY!!!
March 6th, 2024 Oral Arguments Video:
Watch the 1 hour, 7 minute oral arguments: HERE
The 2020 ESA Program using the same ClassWallet (HERE) online portal was ruled UNCONSTITUTIONAL as a prohibited “direct” benefit to private schools.
Election Day Countdown (as of 03/11/2024):
- Saturday, March 16th @ Noon – 5 days (SC Filing Opens)
- Monday, April 1st @ Noon – 21 days (SC Filing Closes)
- Tuesday, June 11th, 2024 – 92 days (SC Primaries)
- Tuesday, Nov. 5th, 2024 – 239 (ELECTION DAY)
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OK friends … this one is a homework assignment.
Joe Kernell has served as Greenville County Administrator since 2004. Over that time, he has become one of the most controversial figures in local Greenville politics. Despite repeated calls over the years—if not the past decade—to “make a change,” Kernell remains in place.
So what’s going on?
The 2024 County Council elections brought significant turnover, with four new members (out of twelve total) campaigning – at least in part – on removing Kernell. Yet, just before those new members were sworn in, his contract was renewed on December 3, 2024.
Then it happened again.
On January 20, 2026, Kernell’s contract was extended for an additional 18 months—reportedly as a “final” extension. Voters were told Council had no real option but to approve the extension.
But does that actually make sense?
Remember: Watch what they DO, not what they SAY.
So here’s the assignment:
Below are the employment contracts for Kernell dating back to 2006. Many of you have legal or human resources backgrounds. Take a close look and tell us what you see.
Is there – or was there – a way out of these contracts?
We’re told the answer is no. That Council’s hands were tied.
But as we often say: where there is a WILL, there is a WAY.
So the real question becomes:
Was there simply no will to replace Kernell?
Send us your thoughts: team@mySCGOP.com
THE EMPLOYMENT CONTRACTS:
November 15, 2006 (HERE):
December 7, 2011 (HERE):
March 13, 2019 (HERE):
March 5, 2024 (HERE):
December 3, 2024 (HERE):
January 20, 2026 (HERE):
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The Precinct Project USA – Hosted by Steve Stern – April 30th, 2026 – YouTube (HERE), RUMBLE (HERE) & X (HERE)
We focus on Precinct ReOrg and Saving South Carolina … but the great Steve Stern & Dan Schultz are the force behind Precinct ReOrganization NATIONWIDE!!!
Steve Stern is now hosting a regular NATIONWIDE call on the Precinct Project USA helping bring people together to SAVE AMERICA in all 50 states.
Friends, this is ultimately what it is going to take. We can not “just” take back South Carolina and the SCGOP from the RINO “establishment” … we have to do this in all 50 states!!!
ReOrg 2027 happens for us in South Carolina in March, April & May 2027. Once we win that … we move forward with helping our friends in other states take back their local county and state GOP.
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