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Sun, 2008-05-18 06:37 — Anonymous
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I was honored to receive a letter from Gene and Beth Grace claiming that I was among the 100 most influential people in Beaufort. I already knew that, but what I did not know was the lies they would peddle.
This letter is word-for-word from the Grace letter filled with lies.
The first lie in the letter is Senator Catherine Ceips has never passed any legislation.
How do you even come up with such a lie? Such a bold faced lie? Do these people have no shame?
Why not start with the Human Trafficking bill. I heard Senator Ceips talk about it to a local group and became very interested in the issue. What's sad is the Governor, when he was in Congress, WAS THE ONLY MEMBER OF CONGRESS TO VOTE AGAINST THE BILL.
Political public statements seldom state outright lies, but they may state half truths in a way that implies a lie.
Ceips hasn't introduced any bills solely in her name, but has cosponsored a list along with other legislators. They will cosponsor to drum up more support and utilize each other's staff that actually researches and writes a bill.
See: http://www.capwiz.com/beaufortgazette/webreturn/?url=http://www.scstatehouse.net%2Fmembers%2Fbios%2F0335227233.html
But what do you mean when you say Sanford, who was in the U.S Congress, voted against a bill that Ceips backed in the S.C. House? Not to mention that Sanford already was out of the Congress when Ceips was elected to the House.
"Why not start with the Human Trafficking bill. I heard Senator Ceips talk about it to a local group and became very interested in the issue. What's sad is the Governor, when he was in Congress, WAS THE ONLY MEMBER OF CONGRESS TO VOTE AGAINST THE BILL."
I guess I would have to explain basic government. Ok, I will try.
Mark Sanford was a Congressman (that would be in Washington, DC). There was a bill in Congress on Human Trafficking. Mark Sanford was the only member of Congress (in the House and Senate) to vote against the bill. Mark Sanford voted against outlawing human trafficking. He was the only Member of Congress to vote that way.
OK, is that clear?
Now a few years later he is Governor and Ceips introduced a bill in South Carolina (that would be Columbia, SC) to outlaw human trafficking.
Unless you know something about government that is not in any grade school civics book, Ex-Congressmen do not get to vote on state legislation.
The bill was about human trafficking. Catherine Cieps sponsored it and passed it. Sanford when he was in Congress voted against outlawing human trafficking.
I hope that helps you understand what was originally stated. The Governor, when he was in Congress, was the only member of Congress to vote against the bill. When he was in Congress being the operative clause there.
Are you suggesting that human trafficking was legal in South Carolina prior to Ms. Ceips introducing a bill in the Statehouse to outlaw the practice? And are you really suggesting that Governor Sanford was voting "in favor" of human trafficking when he cast his vote on the Congressional bill you reference? Your ignorance may be bliss to you, but it's just an eyelash short of unconscionable in my book.
"A bold-faced lie is a lie that is told when it is obvious to all concerned that it is a lie."
The original letter sent out by Tom Davis' Committee members, and repeated in the letter today, is a bold-faced lie. Senator Ceips has passed many bills with her name on it as both a co-sponsor and sponsor. I cited one example.
The real question is why would Tom Davis' Committee continue to tell such lies as originally started by Gene and Beth Grace?
Or maybe equally important why would this paper continue to print them?
The letter you speak of is just one more piece of dirty and unnecessary politics. I suppose we should expect this sirt of thing from poeple like this. Gene and Beth Grace work in a profession where it is all too common to inflict pain upon their patients while attempting to accomplish the goal at hand. Why would they think that any goal should be approached any differently. I think we just have to keep that in mind and disregard their efforts as mindless habitual behavior.
It amazes me that anyone would give any credence to anything spoken or written by the Grace/Rodgers/Keyserling/Gaither consortium. These people are important only in their own minds, and their powerbase is questionable at best. What do we have here? Two average dentists, a former legislator with a lackluster record, another former legislator who crosses party lines to stand with this group, and a failed school superintendent, all with delusions of grandeur! A small group of small minded people who believe they have the power and the right to manipulate and control electons in our community. It's time they understood that each of us has a voice equal to each of theirs, and that we are not stupid enough to perceive them as all knowing god-like figures.
I wish that Ceips and Davis and all candidates would get control of their campaign people and tell them NO MORE! We deserve better and we citizens want better! It's one thing to bring out differences in opinions, but the sleaze needs to stop. It is up to the candidates to enforce it. It not only lowers our respect for the candidates, but denigrates a democratic system that many soldiers died so that we could vote. Let's at least show some respect and dignify the system.
By allowing the disrespect for our system, it also breeds a disrespect between supporters. Every election seems to get worse.
We are a model for struggling nations wanting democracy. How can they respect our system when we allow such disrespect for each other?
Egret,
I couldn't agree more, this sort of behavior is reprehensible no matter which side it comes from. I doubt however that any candidate could rein in the group I mentioned. They are loose cannons who aren't necessarily directly supporting any candidate. They have a dislike for the Senator, and will back anyone who runs against her just to further their own purposes. I doubt that they are working for Davis, thye are just smearing the Senator. I think you'll find they have one or more anonymous voices here on the blog. I don't especialy like Rod shealy's tactics all the time either. But at least he is in the business professionally and does those things that are considered the norm in modern politics. And, he does it using his real name. Again, I don't like some of what he appears to do, but at least he is open aout it. Not like these other cowards. I will give the Graces credit for at least putting their names on this last one. That's a small improvement.
Below is the great accomplishments of OUR Senator Cieps: Where the Beef?
(PRIME) Senator Ceips - Session 117 - (2007-2008)
S 0901 Joint Resolution, By Ceips and Leventis
A JOINT RESOLUTION TO CREATE THE HEALTHY LIFESTYLES STUDY COMMITTEE TO EXPLORE
WAYS TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH OF SOUTH CAROLINIANS, TO PROVIDE FOR THE STUDY
COMMITTEE'S MEMBERSHIP, AND TO REQUIRE THE STUDY COMMITTEE TO REPORT ITS
FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY BEFORE JANUARY 1, 2009,
AT WHICH TIME THE STUDY COMMITTEE IS ABOLISHED.
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12/12/07 Senate Prefiled
12/12/07 Senate Referred to Committee on Medical Affairs
01/08/08 Senate Introduced and read first time SJ-56
01/08/08 Senate Referred to Committee on Medical Affairs SJ-56
04/16/08 Senate Committee report: Favorable Medical Affairs SJ-9
04/17/08 Senate Read second time SJ-18
04/17/08 Scrivener's error corrected
04/22/08 Senate Read third time and sent to House SJ-13
04/22/08 House Introduced and read first time HJ-167
04/22/08 House Referred to Committee on Medical, Military,
Public and Municipal Affairs HJ-167
S 0933 Concurrent Resolution, By Ceips and Leventis
A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION TO URGE THE MEMBERS OF THE SOUTH CAROLINA DELEGATION
TO THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS TO REQUEST THAT THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY STUDY PORT ROYAL SOUND AS A CANDIDATE FOR THE NATIONAL ESTUARY PROGRAM.
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12/12/07 Senate Prefiled
12/12/07 Senate Referred to Committee on Fish, Game and Forestry
01/08/08 Senate Introduced SJ-69
01/08/08 Senate Referred to Committee on Fish, Game and Forestry SJ-69
02/07/08 Senate Committee report: Favorable Fish, Game and
Forestry SJ-7
02/08/08 Scrivener's error corrected
02/12/08 Senate Adopted, sent to House SJ-12
02/12/08 House Introduced HJ-14
02/12/08 House Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Natural
Resources and Environmental Affairs HJ-15
02/13/08 Senate Requested return from House SJ-15
S 0996 General Bill, By Ceips, Grooms and Cleary
A BILL TO AMEND CHAPTER 15 OF TITLE 57 OF THE 1976 CODE, RELATING TO
PROVISIONS AFFECTING FERRIES ONLY, TO PROVIDE THAT THE DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION IS AUTHORIZED TO ESTABLISH, OPERATE, MAINTAIN, AND SUPERVISE
PUBLIC FERRIES CONNECTING PARTS OF THE STATE HIGHWAY SYSTEM, TO PROVIDE THAT
THE GOVERNING BODY OF A COUNTY IS AUTHORIZED TO ESTABLISH, OPERATE, MAINTAIN,
AND SUPERVISE PUBLIC FERRIES CONNECTING PARTS OF PUBLIC ROADS LOCATED WITHIN
THE COUNTY NOT UNDER THE CONTROL OF THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, TO
PROVIDE THAT GOVERNING BODIES OF ADJOINING COUNTIES MAY ENTER INTO AN
AGREEMENT TO ESTABLISH, OPERATE, MAINTAIN, AND SUPERVISE PUBLIC FERRIES
CONNECTING PARTS OF PUBLIC ROADS THAT LIE WITHIN EACH COUNTY THAT ARE NOT
UNDER THE CONTROL OF THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, TO PROVIDE THAT THE
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND COUNTY GOVERNING BODIES MAY ENTER INTO
AGREEMENTS WITH PRIVATE ENTITIES TO FINANCE, IN WHOLE OR IN PART, THE COST OF
ACQUIRING, EQUIPPING, MAINTAINING, AND OPERATING A PUBLIC FERRY, TO ESTABLISH
CERTAIN MINIMUM SAFETY REQUIREMENTS, TO ALLOW FOR PRIVATE CONTRIBUTIONS FOR
FERRY OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, AND TO PROVIDE FOR A FERRY ON THE
INTRACOASTAL WATERWAY IN GEORGETOWN COUNTY.
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01/16/08 Senate Introduced and read first time SJ-12
01/16/08 Senate Referred to Committee on Transportation SJ-12
04/08/08 Senate Committee report: Favorable with amendment
Transportation SJ-6
04/09/08 Scrivener's error corrected
04/09/08 Senate Committee Amendment Adopted SJ-98
04/09/08 Senate Read second time SJ-98
04/10/08 Senate Read third time and sent to House SJ-32
04/10/08 Scrivener's error corrected
04/15/08 House Introduced and read first time HJ-21
04/15/08 House Referred to Committee on Education and Public
Works HJ-22
05/15/08 House Committee report: Favorable with amendment
Education and Public Works HJ-13
05/16/08 Scrivener's error corrected
S*1029 Concurrent Resolution, By Ceips
A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION TO RECOGNIZE BEAUFORT COUNTY AS A VITAL PART OF OUR
STATE, AND TO DECLARE JANUARY 30, 2008, "BEAUFORT COUNTY DAY" IN SOUTH
CAROLINA.
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01/24/08 Senate Introduced, adopted, sent to House SJ-4
01/29/08 House Introduced, adopted, returned with concurrence HJ-11
S*1060 Resolution, By Ceips
A SENATE RESOLUTION HONORING THE YOUNG MARINES, THE OFFICIAL YOUTH PROGRAM OF
THE UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS.
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01/31/08 Senate Introduced and adopted SJ-10
S 1213 General Bill, By Ceips and Scott
Similar (H 4745)
A BILL TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING CHAPTER 35
TO TITLE 6 SO AS TO ENACT THE "SOUTH CAROLINA RESIDENTIAL IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT
ACT", TO PROVIDE THAT A COUNTY AND MUNICIPALITY MAY CREATE AN IMPROVEMENT
DISTRICT COMPRISED OF NONCONTIGUOUS PARCELS OF LAND, TO PROVIDE THAT A COUNTY
AND MUNICIPALITY MAY USE ASSESSMENTS TO FUND IMPROVEMENTS LOCATED OUTSIDE THE
BOUNDARIES OF AN IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT, AND TO ALLOW AN ASSESSMENT TO BE USED
FOR THE CONSTRUCTION AND OPERATION OF IMPROVEMENTS TO FUND CONSTRUCTION AND
MAINTENANCE OF INFRASTRUCTURE AND IMPROVEMENTS RELATED TO NEW DEVELOPMENT.
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03/19/08 Senate Introduced and read first time SJ-4
03/19/08 Senate Referred to Committee on Finance SJ-4
S*1263 Concurrent Resolution, By Ceips and Lourie
A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION HONORING THE SPECIAL FRIENDSHIP BETWEEN SOUTH CAROLINA
AND ISRAEL AND EXPRESSING APPRECIATION TO HIS EXCELLENCY AMBASSADOR REDA
MANSOUR AND THE STAFF OF THE CONSULATE GENERAL OF ISRAEL TO THE SOUTHEASTERN
UNITED STATES FOR ACTING AS SOUTH CAROLINA'S OFFICIAL LIAISON WITH THE STATE
OF ISRAEL FOR TRADE, COOPERATION, EDUCATION, AND FRIENDSHIP.
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04/08/08 Senate Introduced, adopted, sent to House SJ-2
04/09/08 House Introduced, adopted, returned with concurrence HJ-10
S 1292 General Bill, By Ceips, Ford, Patterson, Anderson, Williams, Pinckney,
Knotts, Cromer, Malloy, Reese, Land, Short, Cleary, Jackson, Campbell, Courson,
McGill, Lourie, Thomas, Ritchie, Elliott, Vaughn, Verdin, Scott, Alexander,
Bryant and Matthews
A BILL TO AMEND CHAPTER 16, TITLE 17 OF THE 1976 CODE, RELATING TO OFFENSES
AGAINST PUBLIC POLICY, BY ADDING SECTION 16-17-736, TO PROVIDE THAT A PERSON
WHO FALSELY REPRESENTS BEING AWARDED A MILITARY DECORATION SHALL BE GUILTY OF
A MISDEMEANOR.
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04/15/08 Senate Introduced and read first time SJ-4
04/15/08 Senate Referred to Committee on Judiciary SJ-4
04/21/08 Senate Referred to Subcommittee: Hawkins (ch), Sheheen,
Lourie, Vaughn
S 1294 General Bill, By Ceips, Ford, Vaughn, Thomas, Land, Anderson and Short
A BILL TO AMEND CHAPTER 1, TITLE 39, OF THE 1976 CODE, RELATING TO TRADE AND
COMMERCE, TO PROHIBIT THE SELLING, MANUFACTURING, OR DISTRIBUTION OF ANY
CLEANING AGENT CONTAINING MORE THAN ZERO PERCENT PHOSPHOROUS BY WEIGHT, AND TO
PROVIDE FOR THE ADOPTION OF RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR ENFORCEMENT.
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04/15/08 Senate Introduced and read first time SJ-5
04/15/08 Senate Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and
Industry SJ-5
S*1300 Resolution, By Ceips
A SENATE RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING THE OUTSTANDING BENEFIT AND SERVICE OF THE
HERITAGE CLASSIC FOUNDATION AND THE VERIZON HERITAGE GOLF TOURNAMENT,
EXEMPLIFYING THE TRUE SPIRIT OF SOUTH CAROLINA.
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04/15/08 Senate Introduced and adopted SJ-6
S*1315 Resolution, By Ceips
A SENATE RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING AND HONORING THE SOUTH CAROLINA "VIGILANT
GUARD" EXERCISE IN BEAUFORT.
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04/22/08 Senate Introduced and adopted SJ-4
S*1374 Resolution, By Ceips
A SENATE RESOLUTION HONORING THE KICKIN' ASPHALT BICYCLE CLUB OF HILTON HEAD
ISLAND.
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05/14/08 Senate Introduced and adopted SJ-2
(PRIME) Senator Ceips - Session 117 - (2007-2008)
GENERAL JOINT CONCURRENT
BILLS RESOLUTIONS RESOLUTIONS RESOLUTIONS TOTAL
PASSED 0 0 2 4 6
NOT PASSED 4 1 1 0 6
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TOTAL 4 1 3 4 12
Looks like you just answered the question that you and localshrimp keep asking. Looks a a pretty busy couple of months to me and some good causes at that. Considering that most bills and resolutions languish in any House or Senate these resolutions appear to be moving normally. At least your post has given proof to the fact that the Senator is doing something in Columbia other than the socializing you have credited to her. Thanks again Edie!
Ceips has co-sponsored a lot of legislation. She has not had ONE thing passed that she was the main sponsor of. The reason being, she does not have the clout to pull in enough votes................even she knows this. That is why she, you and the rest of her kitchen ( ha, ha) cabinet are so defensive.
And no need to act like you aren't in the know re: her campaign. It is a well-known fact that you are in the thick of it with your buddy Randy the yard boy Bates.
Herman,
I am not working with the Senator's campaign this year. I speak my own thoughts and nothing more. Furthermore, I don't especially care for Mr. Bates or his approach to politics. I do however care about the passion with which the Senator pursues her duties and the way she looks after her constituents. You might try to be honest enough to tell the good people here that Freshmen Senators have little voice and that they really can't hope to primarily sponsor anything until at least their second term. Senates are run on seniority, and the freshmen are left out in the cold for a while...do we want to start all over again with Davis, or give Senator Ceips a chance to grow? This premise is not restricted to just our senators or our senate, but all of them in all 50 states and in the US senate. Get real Herman, tell the truth!
Wait while I catch my breath! I'm laughing soooo hard. Since when do you "not care for Randy Bates"? You, his most vocal and vehement supporter on these very blogs. If I gave enough of a rat's behind, I would cut and paste your own posts here just to remind you!
I would say it's OLD news, however, the very slimy Bates is still our incumbent Senator's "Chief of Staff", speechwriter, and right hand man (ie, yard boy)............is he not?
birds of a feather and all that, scooter. Ceips would stand a better chance of winning IF she had chosen to surround herself with people of good character. not to mention her own questionable character at that.
Wait while I catch my breath! I'm laughing soooo hard. Since when do you "not care for Randy Bates"? You, his most vocal and vehement supporter on these very blogs. If I gave enough of a rat's behind, I would cut and paste your own posts here just to remind you!
I would say it's OLD news, however, the very slimy Bates is still our incumbent Senator's "Chief of Staff", speechwriter, and right hand man (ie, yard boy)............is he not?
birds of a feather and all that, scooter. Ceips would stand a better chance of winning IF she had chosen to surround herself with people of good character. not to mention her own questionable character at that.
doesn't ever really defend bates on here that i see, but I admit I don't always read through these kinds of threads. He's a Ceips supporter yes we know. So he's her yard boy. So these other people lied on a letter representing Davis, yes it sucks but we can't judge a canidate by their yard boy can we? We can however judge her on her comunication with her supporters so if you like her tell her to answer my darn email, you know who I am scooter...
Are you suggesting that human trafficking was legal in South Carolina prior to Ms. Ceips introducing a bill in the Statehouse to outlaw the practice? And are you really suggesting that Governor Sanford was voting "in favor" of human trafficking when he cast his vote on the Congressional bill you reference? Your ignorance may be bliss to you, but it's just an eyelash short of unconscionable in my book.