Question #2: The South Carolina Department of Transportation estimates more than $26 billion is required to fix South Carolina’s crumbling roads and bridges. Should gaming laws be modernized to fund the repairs instead of a tax increase?

County Percentage of Yes Votes on #2

Abbeville 83.95% Aiken 78.48% Allendale 79.37% Anderson 79.98% Bamberg 84.02% Barnwell 80.84% Beaufort 77.93% Berkeley 83.59% Calhoun 83.33% Charleston 82.68% Cherokee 80.81% Chester 88.14% Chesterfield 83.23% Claredon 83.97% Colleton 82.76% Darlington 79.20% Dillon 80.52% Dorchester 78.22% Edgefield 84.86% Fairfield 86.67% Florence 81.71% Georgetown 77.81% Greenville 79.61% Greenwood 79.96% Hampton 82.72% Horry 78.34% Jasper 82.96% Kershaw 76.76% Lancaster 78.28% Laurens 80.61% Lee 84.82% Lexington 81.10% Marion 79.61% Marlboro 78.79% McCormick 83.10% Newberry 81.94% Oconee 68.65% Orangeburg 85.26% Pickens 76.33% Richland 78.18% Saluda 83.95% Spartanburg 80.45% Sumter 84.68% Union 82.34% Williamsburg 86.53% York 79.95%

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Shalom Concord Community Church ,
The world seems to be in uproar and yet at the same time the Kingdom of God is expanding. It seems like a paradox but this is the battle that we are all fighting. It is the battle of the impending Kingdom of God vs. the principalities of darkness from Ephesians. Fortunately, I have read the last chapter of Revelation, God and those who follow Jesus are victorious.

While we were directing a camp for Jewish kids ages 8-16, the conflict erupted in Israel. In the past 2.5 weeks, around 2,000 rockets have been fired into Israel from Gaza after three Israelis were murdered by Arabs in the West Bank, and 1 Arab boy was murdered by Jewish extremists in Israel. Death is death and God does not rejoice at this.

So what do we do in reaction to what is happening. For us, we have friends who are in the army, who have been called up for reserve duty who are working to keep Israel safe for its citizens, both Jewish and Arab. So this hits close to home for us. 13 Israeli soldiers died in the past two days defending their country. Please understand that I do not vouch for everything that the government of Israel does but I still believe in God’s promises regarding His promised land and I believe there is a lot more right on the side of the Israelis than on the other.

Meanwhile around the world and in the United States, anti-antisemitism is on the rise and is playing out in violent ways. It is particularly bad in France and as a result many of the French Jews are leaving the country for safety concerns. Please read more in my friend Olivier’s Website http://www.newantisemitism.com/

It is simple, we pray for the peace of Jerusalem (Psalm 122:6) and we are to be watchmen on the walls of Jerusalem (Isaiah 62:6). As violence began to shatter Israel during our kids camp, I took one of the morning worship times as an opportunity to teach them that as Jewish people and believers in God’s word, we must pray for the peace of Jerusalem! I suggest you read these short passages also.

I encourage you to to join us in praying the following:
That the Lord would protect Israelis from the rockets and the innocent Arabs who are being used by their own people
That the world would see this for what it really is, a blatant attempt and gaining sympathy by Hamas, a terror group
That it would be wrapped up quickly
Please take a look at the following links to see what is really going on in Israel and to Jewish people:

The videos of The Israel Project are incredibly informative:
https://www.facebook.com/theisraelproject?fref=photo

Antisemitism on the rise:
http://www.timesofisrael.com/french-online-forums-overflow-with-anti-jewish-hate/#ixzz385cvGUaW

The use of human shields by the mouth of Hamas:

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I was pleased to speak at the first town hall meeting hosted by Americans for Prosperity. They are organizing grass-roots efforts focusing on 2 issues: eliminating the income tax and educational choice. These two issues alone could transform South Carolina. I want to thank the Anderson Independent Mail for their extensive coverage. This year the Republican Primary ballot had a question asking Republicans if they want income taxes eliminated. The non-binding referendum passed 80%.

We had a great week at Camp Hope Teen 2. The best news is that a boy accepted Christ as Savior, being led by another camper! We always introduce the theme for next year. Here’s the video. Enjoy:

2015.roaring.twenties.intro from Camp Hope on Vimeo.

S. 940 (the $1.7 billion tax hike) is the legislation that allows for counties to offer a local option sales tax. This means that the ballots of 14 counties will have this option on the ballot in November’s General Election. Our effort to kill S. 940 was almost successful. To end a filibuster on a conference report the Senate must adopt a “cloture” motion. This is majority of the body or “hard” 23. This means that an absent member is just as valuable as a “nay” vote. Normally, this number is 24. Sen. Yancey McGill (D-Williamsburg) is now Lt. Governor. This vacancy lowers it to 23. Cloture was invoked at 3:26pm. By statute, we could not go past 5:00 pm last Thursday.

Here’s how the counts were on each motion: 1^st 10-31; 2^nd 19-20; 3^rd 22-16; 4^th 19-18; 5^th 21-15; 6^th 23-15

Members vote “aye” or “nay” for different reasons. The vote can be based on a personal like or dislike for the member holding the floor. Some think filibusters are a waste of time and we should vote on every bill. I have a few colleagues that never vote cloture no matter who has the floor or what the subject is. Sometimes I’ve seen a filibuster on a bill because of a different bill that will be taken up next.

The rules of the “deliberative” body are to protect the minority. Depending on the issue, the minority in the South Carolina Senate is either conservatives or Democrats. These two groups often find common ground on procedural issues.

Many people think it would be based on the subject matter of the bill itself, however, S. 940 passed 35-5. We lost this one, but when it comes to taxes, we’ll go down kicking and screaming.

Never voted “aye”:
Karl Allen (D-Greenville)
Lee Bright (R-Spartanburg)
Kevin Bryant (R-Anderson)
Tom Davis (R-Beaufort)
Brad Hutto (D-Orangeburg)
Gerald Malloy (D-Darlington)
Martin (Shane) (R-Spartanburg)
John Matthews (D-Orangeburg)
Clementa Pinckney (D-Jasper)
Luke Rankin (R-Horry)
John Scott (D-Richland)
Vincent Sheheen (D-Kershaw)
Danny Verdin (R-Laurens)
Kent Williams (D-Marion)

 

Voted “aye” once: Shane Massey (R-Aiken), Thomas McElveen (D-Sumter), Nikki Setlzer (D-Lexington)

Voted “aye” twice: Creighton Coleman (D-Fairfield), Tom Corbin (R-Greenville), Hugh Leatherman (R-Florence), Joel Lourie (D-Richland), Floyd Nicholson (D-Greenwood)

Voted “aye” 3 times: Ray Cleary (R-Georgetown)

Voted “aye” 4 times: Greg Gregory (R-Lancaster)

Voted “aye” 5 times: Thomas Alexander (R-Oconee), John Courson (R-Richland), Larry Grooms (R-Berckeley), Marlon Kimpson (D-Charleston), Harvey Peeler (R-Cherokee), Katrina Shealy (R-Lexington), Paul Thurmond (R-Charleston), Ross Turner (R-Greenville)

Voted “aye” 6 times: Sean Bennett (R-Dorchester), Chip Campsen (R-Charleston), Ronnie Cromer (R-Newberry), Mike Fair (R-Greenville), Wes Hayes (R-York), Greg Hembree (R-Horry), Martin (Larry) (R-Pickens), O’Dell (R-Abbeville), Young (R-Aiken)