Kevin Bryant

Lieutenant Governor of South Carolina

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Haley: “President Obama needs to lead”

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Gov. Nikki Haley: Obama’s inaction imperils S.C. credit rating

COLUMBIA, S.C. – Moody’s Investors Service yesterday announced that, in the wake of a potential downgrade of the United States’ credit rating, South Carolina’s AAA credit rating is at risk. Moody’s made the announcement as President Barack Obama continued to buck plans to rein in Washington spending and pass a balanced budget amendment in Congress.

Governor Nikki Haley said, “In South Carolina, businesses are growing, jobs are being created and elected officials are learning the value of a dollar. But Washington is dysfunctional, and now the fiscal chaos is threatening South Carolina’s credit rating. That’s absolutely unacceptable. President Obama needs to lead – it’s time for him to work with Congress to pass real, long-term spending cuts, and let our economy get moving.”

Earlier this week, President Obama threatened to veto “Cut, Cap and Balance,” a plan that calls for significant spending cuts, a statutory spending cap, and a balanced budget amendment to the U.S. Constitution as minimum preconditions to raising the debt limit.

“Both political parties have failed our country,” said Gov. Haley. “But what matters is that we now have a chance to make it right and fix our disastrous debt. President Obama’s threat to veto ‘Cut, Cap, and Balance’ crystallizes the fact that he has no desire to reduce spending and stop the fiscal train wreck that he has done so much to ignite. Our nation is being led by someone who doesn’t understand that our current direction imperils our future. The unfortunate truth is we can no longer afford President Obama’s leadership.”
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Rob Godfrey
Press Secretary | Office of Governor Nikki Haley

Steven Khoury: Sign This Pledge, Help Save This Countr

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Sign This Pledge, Help Save This Country
While working on the Hill as an intern, there were many interesting events that happened on a daily basis.  The duties I had to perform as an intern included giving Capitol tours, working on legislative projects for the Legislative Correspondents and Assistants, attending hearings and briefings for the staff, sorting through constituent mail, and answering constituent phone calls.  The majority of phone calls from constituents and others could be described as quite interesting.  Many different people called our office – conservatives, liberals, southerners, northerners, and people of all ages.  During my time in the Senate, I answered hundreds of phone calls.  However, there is one particular phone call that stuck with me.  An elderly woman called the office in great fear for this country.  Her fear was due to the fact that the current administration and members of the United States Congress want to raise our nation’s debt limit even higher than the current $14.294 trillion limit.  I do not blame this woman for being fearful.  All Americans should be fearful for this country’s future.
An increase of the debt limit would only drive our nation into even more of a wreck.  This country is in such a horrible crisis right now because the government truly is not making fiscally responsible decisions.  Instead, they are doing many things they should not do and most of all cannot afford to do.  Borrowing more money without cutting spending is one of the most irresponsible decisions for America and its future.  Fortunately, there are many Members of Congress who disagree with their colleagues in raising our nation’s debt limit.  These select few in opposition have come up with a “Cut, Cap, & Balance Pledge” for all Americans.
The “Cut, Cap, & Balance” pledge is simple in its appearance, yet it has a strong message.  It will have a profound impact on America if citizens who are concerned about our country’s future, would take a few seconds and sign the pledge.  The pledge asks for citizens to advise their Senators and House Representatives to oppose any debt limit increase unless all three of the following conditions have been met: “(1) Cut – Substantial cuts in spending that will reduce the deficit next year and thereafter (2) Cap – Enforceable spending caps that will put federal spending on a path of a balanced budget, and (3) Balance – Congressional passage of a Balanced Budget Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, but only if it includes both a spending limitation and a super-majority for raising taxes, in addition to balancing revenues and expenses.”  This simple pledge can influence our leaders to focus more on the country’s future and cut the frivolous spending.
I would like to echo this concerned woman’s fear for our country to everyone in America.  I definitely received phone calls bizarre and extreme, but I can promise you that this woman’s call wasn’t anything of the sort.  This country’s staggering debt is going to affect us all in a negative way, especially us young people.  So I urge Americans to sign the “Cut, Cap, & Balance” pledge to get America back to a point where increasing the debt limit is not necessary.
To sign the pledge, visit www.cutcapbalancepledge.com.
Steven Khoury works for the Senate in our office (Bryant & Gregory). He is currently spending the summer interning for Sen. Jim DeMint.

from G’ville Tea Party: Washington’s Ruling Class

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Here is more on how the Ruling Class abuses its own citizens and demonstrates it’s total lack of intelligence.
Georgia Arms is the 5th largest retailer of .223 Ammo in America. They sell 9mm, .45, .223 ammunition. They normally buy spent brass from the US Department of Defense. Spent brass is “one time used” shell cases used by our Military for training purposes.

They buy the brass, recondition it, and then reload the brass for resale to Law Enforcement, Gun Clubs, Gun Shops, and stores like Wal-Mart. They normally buy 30,000 lbs of spent brass at a time.

This week the DoD wrote a letter to the owner of Georgia Arms and informed him that from now on the DoD will be destroying the spent brass, shredding it. It will no longer be available to the ammo makers, unless they buy it in a scrap shredded condition (which they have no use for).

The shredded brass is now going to be sold by the DoD to China as scrap metal, after the DoD pays for it to be shredded. The DoD is selling the brass to China for less money than the ammo makers have been paying, plus the DoD has to pay to have the brass shredded and do the accounting paperwork.

This sure helps the economy.  Sell cheaper to China , and do not sell at all to a proven US business. Any hidden agenda working here? Obama going after the Firearms Industry and our ammunition!!

The Georgia Arms owner even related a story that one of his competitors had already purchased a load of brass last week. The DoD contacted him this week and said they were sending someone over to make sure it was destroyed. Shell cases he had already bought!

The brass has no value to the ammo maker if it is destroyed/shredded/melted.

The ammo manufacturer only uses the empty brass cases to reload different calibers, mainly .223 bullets.

The owner of Georgia Arms says that he will have to lay off at least half of his 60 workers, within 2-3 months if the DoD will no longer sell spent brass cases to the industry. Georgia Arms has 2-3 months of inventory to use, by summer they’re out.

If the Reloading Industry has to purchase new manufacture brass cases, then the cost of ammunition will double or even triple, plus Obama wants to add a 500% tax on each shell.

You can read the information and see the DoD letter to Georgia Arms here:

The Shootist Site  http://www.theshootist.net/2009/03/dod-ends-sale-of-expended-military.html

campaign kick-off has 227 hosts!

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In past several weeks we’ve been gathering names of supporters that would like to sponsor our campaign event on August 1st. I am honored & gratefull to have these supporters.

The BBQ will be at the Wickiser’s Creekside BBQ (Salem Church Road – behind Publix) with special guest Congressman Mick Mulvaney. All are welcome so come on!

Event Host Committee so far: Andrew & Catherine Adams, Gary & Susan Aiken Henderson, Tom & Janice Allen, Kerri & Jeninne Bailey, David & Lisa Bates, Bill & Francie Biggs, Don & Libby Black, Lee Boggs, Jamie & Krystal Boulware, Edward & Claire Britt, Lois Brooks & Gene Masini, Cliff & Gloria Bryant, Don & Martha Bryant, Paul & Mary Buchanan, Mike & Susan Buckner, David Buffamoyer, Dennis Burt, Ronnie Burton, Boyd & Brenda Callenback, Matt Callenback, Boyd & Dean Camak, Alexander & Nancy Campbell, Bert Campbell, Rame & Jennifer Campbell, Robert Carey, Richard & Marcia Cash, Jim & Martha Clamp, Bill & Janie Clary, Archie & Sue Cochran, Lee Cole, Steve & Terisa Cooper, Bob & Kathy Cord, Howard & Connie Cox, Roger Crater, C.T. & Miriam Cromer, Jeff & Sherri Cutliff, Charles & Libby Dalton, John & Claire Derning, Al Dobbins, Bob & Marlene Dowd, Bill & Maria Dunlap, Carl & Ruth Edwards, Paul & Pam Ehrlich, Jack & Pam Elkins, Dan & Janie Fleming, Donald & Patricia Furr, Helen Gaines, Bob & JoAnn Garrett, Ernie & Patsy Garrison, Ray Gillespie, Marjorie Halford, Marty & Lu Harkey, Ronald & Susan Haskell, Floy Hendershot-McLellan, Jonathon Hill, Janet Hill, Jon & Liz Holmes, Jacky & Janis Hunter, Bill & Angel Jordan, Henry & Pat Jordan, Ward & Laura Keeney, David & Sheila King, Eddie King, Sonny & Carol Kinney, Bob Klatt, Charles Lindley, James & Linda Loparo, Tommy & Angela Lowe, Tom & Jane MaClennan, Gary & Sandra Madden, Tom Malone, Bob & Pat Martin, Dwayne & Elva Martin, Dickie McClellion, Sam & Suann McClure, B. C. & Patty McConnell, Jason & Jill McDonald, Ed & Eleanor McGaha, Kent & Martha McGahey, Ryan and Christy McKibben, Marvin & Carol McKie, Vernon & Joan Merchant, Gene & Lynn Merritt, Mary Ann Mills, Marian Moorhead, Patti Mowlajko, Everette & Beverly Newman, Russell & Connie Oakley, Jon & Luanne Ozmint, Vaughn & Cynthia Parfitt, Ben & Leslie Parker, Bud & Patsy Peeples, Bill & Joann Penn, Paul & Jeri Peterson, Grady & Ann Phillips, Jean Pickens, Lee & Beth Propp, Larry & Shirley Reeves, Lou & Ginger Rittweger, Keith & Kyra Roberts, Randy & Kim Roh, Larry & Emilie Rowland, Greg & Betty Ryberg, Bill & Patricia Sanders, Mike & Sherri Settle, Mel & Dottie Sloan, Kelley Smith-O’Quinn, Dan Snipes, Bert & Tina Spear, Mark & Anne Thayer, Lowell & Vera Tolson, Bill Trammell, John & Brenda Traynham, Wayne & Jean Ulrich, Danny & Gina Varat, Mike & Cindy Vasovski, Danny & Kim Verdin, Bob & Cile Vickery, Greg & Nancy Vieau, Danny & Susan Walker, John & Patty Watts, John & Kathy Wells, Bennie Sue West, Dick & Lesley White, Keith & Druanne White, Mickey White, Vermelle Williams, Marshall Willingham, Cindy Wilson, John & Nancy Wright, Freddie Zink