This month’s meeting was held at the Del Webb Library
The meeting began with a recap of the topics members wished to address at the beginning of the year and what has been accomplished so far.
January – South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson
Addressed how and what his office works on to protect citizens in a variety of areas.
February – S.C. University History Professor – Richard Van Hall
Discussed the South Carolina Constitution and history of the state.
March – S.C. Senator Michael Johnson and Lancaster County Councilman Jose Luis
Discussed the functions, and overviewed issues, that the state and the county are responsible for and how they can work together.
April – Open meeting to discuss issues and concerns, as well as, start to form committees to look into various topics of interest to the members especially with next year’s elections.
May – S.C. Treasurer Curtis Loftis
Discussed issues ranging from state budget, ESGs, digital currency, educational savings accounts, how to recover lost money taken over by the state and more.
June – S.C. Safe Election President Laura Scharr
Addressed election integrity in our voting process, as well as, voting machines and how ballots are counted in South Carolina. Discussed a lawsuit against S.C. regarding information about voting results and tabulation.
Tibi Czente – Communism
Discussed why & how he escaped communism in Romania in 1989 and reunited with his family in the United States. His main message (like many others) is the United States may have problems, but it is still the land of opportunity which has overcome many issues in the past. While always evolving it is still the country with the most freedom (religious and otherwise), opportunity to work hard and enjoy the fruits of your labor and these must be protected. Communism is a REAL THREAT and we all need to pay attention and get involved.
July – U.S. Congressman Ralph Norman
Discussed a variety of issue including the reasons and results of having over a dozen votes before electing Kevin McCarthy as speaker. He also discussed the Freedom Caucus and many other topics, as well as, why it is important
for all citizens to get involved at every level as there are people trying to change the country on many levels and change our society, laws and reduce our freedoms and independence.
August 3rd – Human Trafficking and The Sound of Freedom
Created an opportunity for Lancaster Sheriff Barry Faile and Brain Collins, NRP & Lancaster County EMS Field Training Coordinator to discuss human trafficking, what it is, who are the victims, the perpetrators, and what to do or not do if you suspect something is not right.
August 17th – This month’s meeting was also an open forum to assess how we are doing and how we hope to get more people involved and affect local, state and federal issues. We formed the following committees and broke into interest groups to set goals and volunteers:
Event Team – Arrange events outside of monthly meetings (social & fundraising)
Legislative Team – Follow pending legislation at all levels and voting of officials
Election Team – Preparing for 2024 primaries and elections (poll mgrs., canvassing, etc.)
Communication – Maintain membership list, newsletter & website updates
Watch-Dog – Attend meetings of County Council, School Boards, etc.
Prayer Team – Establish a prayer schedule for various organizations & open meetings
