South Carolina politicians in Washington DC are trying to represent the people and get the government spending under control. They are trying to get the people of South Carolina back to work. They are trying to get the economy working again in order for South Carolinians and other Americans to have a more secure and brighter future.
Senator Jim DeMint (R-SC) said on Keven Cohen's radio show today that not only is the "power for change in the hands of the people," the proposal by the Republicans is the only one on the books to address the country's current debt and spending problems. He rightly pointed out that the President and the Democrats, who are all demonizing the "Cap, Cut and Balance" legislation recently passed by the House and preparing for consideration in the Senate, are not in the position to offer anything else in its place. The President has said he plans to veto the bill if it comes to his desk. Yet it is amazing that he and the Democrats in Congress have nothing to offer in response. No counter, no reasonable ideas, simply a mindset to raise an already ridiculously high debt ceiling, keep borrowing and spending.
In the House, South Carolina's Representatives all voted for the mot common sense approach to our debt and spending problems. All but one. Representative Jim Clyburn (D-SC6) opposes the legislation because it unfairly affects some people. Apparently he not only didn't really read the bill, he doesn't understand that you can't keep spending nilly willy without paying the piper at some point. He also doesn't understand that people are tired of the government flapping about like a flounder on a pier continuing to make the economy an unpredictable thing, which any business savvy individual will tell you is BAD for job creation. Another thing he doesn't understand is that you cannot simply say "I am opposed to this legislation" without having something to offer in return. But what he does seem to understand is that 51% of the public do not pay taxes, therefore his constituency that always votes him in will ALWAYS vote him in so long as the continues to keep them from having to support a government that wholly supports them.
Bravo to the brave men and women in the House (like South Carolina's Jeff Duncan, Trey Gowdy, Mick Mulvaney, Tim Scott and Joe Wilson) and Senate (like Jim DeMint and Lindsey Graham) that understand what our country needs to go forward and succeed. And JEERS to the likes of Jim Clyburn and the other Democrats and cowardly Republicans who would send us further and further in debt, fail to control the economy, irresponsibly keep our budget unbalanced and continue reckless spending habits.
(If you would like a visual explanation of the whole tax issue, check out Kev's article "Why tax cuts make more sense than tax increases---"of July 13, 2011.)
Representative Tim Scott (R-SC1) is also looking out for the interests of South Carolinians in the face of liberal government intervention with his legislation proposal (H.R. 2587) called "Protecting Jobs From Government Interference Act." In this bill, Scott has outlined a way to keep the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) from being able to close businesses or move employees away from one state to another. This is in response to the NLRB attempts to punish Boeing for opening their new 787 plant in Charleston, South Carolina. The union complained about Boeing opening the plant in South Carolina, w3hich is a right to work state, only after the workers at the new plant voted to get rid of their union representation. Even though this is a legal act and the right of the workers even in a union state. the union decided to complain that the building of the plant was in response to recent strikes at their Washington plant. Regardless of the fact that any business who makes a decision based on availability of a workforce and a business friendly environment to positively affect their bottom line, the NLRB felt they were able to justify a suit against Boeing by the union. The NLRB is an unelected board that operates via the good graces of the President of the United States, who seats the board members. The union has a direct ear of the President and Obama has decided to mainly stay out of it, issuing a weak statement about jobs and such.
If the NLRB decides to take action against Boeing, there would be nothing to stop them from ordering Boeing, who has invested a large amount of money into the South Carolina plant and hired about 11,000 South Carolinians who would lose their jobs, to shut down the plant and open a new one in a union state. Rep. Scott's bill would do that. And it would protect such future acts by power mad unions who no longer actually protect the workers, only their political aspirations and their money.
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