Thanks for posting on the site. I appreciate the feedback and suggestions.

I feel confident the Campaign Disclosure bill will pass next session.

On-The-Record Voting? Not sure. My prediction is a “hijack” of Rep. Haley’s bill by another member and then the House ends up passing that new watered-down version of real transparency or, worse yet, some “House Rule” which would be a worse than any watered-down bill would be.

Call your Representative and be sure they’re on board with Haleys’ bill.

Nathan

Financial disclosure, will also provided needed information to the voters, but only if all candidates actually comply with the law. Without additional incentives, violations such as use of government facilities in support of individual candidates and parties and unlawful contributions will continue. An election commission with no enforcement power nor the will to act merely constrains those candidates that choose to run ethical campaigns. There must be real consequences for willful ethical violations, and those punishments must be applied in a timely fashion.

Once our ethical structure has been reinforced, it will be time to focus on the revenue side of government. The FairTax Act must be adopted in SC to remove all of the negative incentives an convoluted allotment of rewards to favored constiuents contained in our current code of income and sales taxes. The Fair, Simple, and Transparent FairTax Act is the most thoroughly researched and efficient method of funding government proposed in modern times. This will make SC a magnet for new commercial and manufacturing concerns.

Our lawmakers constantly screw up our lives by PASSING new laws which often have harmful consequences they didn’t anticipate.

Our lawmakers SELDOM realize that 50% of their job is to REPEAL the myriad of BAD laws that currently are on the books. Laws which violate our rights. (But do they care?)

If every vote is recorded, we could SEE online exactly how our state legislators voted on various bills, and who voted to kill (water down, or cripple) the good bills and who voted to pass the crap-laden bills, stuffed with more expensive pork than a Little Joe Basket at Maurice’s.

We all KNOW why Bobby H and his cronies hate this idea. They are horrified that the voting public will see how far left of “true conservatism” most of them really are. And we can’t have THAT, now….can we?

PS.I MISSED ‘WHERE’ THE VOTERS WOULD FIND THE INFORMATION. D

I hope all is well with you and your family.

Another very good, common-sense approach. As we are learning by the minute……..this great big world is changing rapidly. I predict there will be great opportunities for constructive reform / positive change for you (and your fellow fiscal conservatives) this legislative session. Even though the “sun isn’t shining” because of such past poor fiscal management and squandering of opportunities, please push hard to “make hay” while these windows are open.

I’ll do my part by contacting my two legislators asking them to support this type bill. Best of luck in all your efforts. Please keep it up!

As tough as times may now seem……………our best days are ALWAYS, ALWAYS ahead of us……………