SC Legislature: Special Session Speculation
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It’s a free trip to Columbia to watch the Gamecocks play A&M on August 28th. Most of the legislators get special deals on Carolina or Clemson tickets, and then the House pays them a per diem and a stipend to put towards travel and hotel. Pretty obvious to me.
Since Clemson will not be present your theory is misguided. Perhaps he now knows what Manning is going to do and is preparing to resign with hopes that his resignation will help him avoid prison.
never said Clemson is playing. Just saying legislators have access to Clemson and Carolina tickets. One of the perks of the job, my friend.
“most of the legislators” implies that most of the legislators are Gamecock fans since you were suggesting that the special session is designed to just get them to Cola for free. I would suggest otherwise therefore the incentive that you imagine would only benefit roughly half of the body thereby rendering it a flawed theory. Half could give a flip about that game.
resign? — just send an email…
Would that it were true…
Don’t really understand why some of you are busting TS’s balls over his post
First off, the son of bitches would take a free ride on the Hindenburg
Second, it doesn’t matter whether Carolina, Clemson or the Star Gospel Mission is taking the field – free tickets, free booze, free food and some coed bubble butt to grope is their calling card
Third, any poster on this site who attempts or even attempts to justify the existence of any goddamn legislator cockroach ought to have a glowing red hot railroad spike shoved up their ass
Check out this live feed from Ferguson, MO…LoL
http://rt.com/on-air/ferguson-protest-police-conflict/
Off topic, but I agree with you. You should also see the video on the Washington Post website which labels all the military hardware the cops were using. Crazy stuff.
I don’t have a problem with the police having an armored vehicle but mounting it with armaments like a machine gun seems more than a little excessive to me.
The LRAD mentioned in the WP article (http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/wp/2014/08/14/the-pentagon-gave-nearly-half-a-billion-dollars-of-military-gear-to-local-law-enforcement-last-year/ ) is a crowd control device that can be used to issue instructions in an emergency or as a riot control device (it can emit an extremely unpleasant tone). The LRAD probably should be held by the state police rather than every podunk police and sheriffs office in the state. The camo uniforms need to go in favor of a plain blue police uniform. Helmets, vests and shields are appropriate as long as the police force isn’t backed up with machine guns and (real) grenade launchers.
If all those guys in camo with full on military gear are regular policemen, Ferguson obviously has some real problems – it not, Ferguson’s SWAT team budget needs to be cut by 90%.
LRAD is too expensive, if you’re looking for an extremely unpleasant tone just crank up a Justin Bieber CD to max volume.
(May not work if rioters are 10-12 year old girls.)
Themes from–
1>.. Gilligan’s Island
2>.. Chips
LRAD is worth every dime. I’ve seen it used a couple of times, even with multiple layers of hearing protection it is painful to be around. It’s been used successfully to deter pirates, break up riots and as a loud speaker in emergency situations. One of the few “alternative non-lethal weapons” that lives up to it’s billing.
As for the Biebs, anything at any audible volume would send me packing but I still hum the theme from Gilligan’s Island…
It’s been used successfully to deter pirates,…
ARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!
The legislators get a flat rate instead of the per diem after the general session-like $250 per day.
Sometimes I wear panties to work.
Tried that one time
Ran off the road twice, clipped a mailbox and smacked the crap out of a squirrel
Found it near to impossible to drive straight with my knees and both hands in my crotch
There’s a mental image I’ll spend the rest of the day trying to get rid of…
“Found it near to impossible to drive straight with my knees and both hands in my crotch”
My father was a master at driving with his knees while eating a Burger King burger, granted, this was like 35 years ago or so, but thought I’d pass along that helpful tip so that you might find happiness.
The steering wheels (without power assist) were bigger then — would have been easier then.
“Others suggest Harrell may be using the special session as an excuse to “count votes” in advance of this year’s Speaker’s election.”
All the legislators whining about Bobby Harrell…they are his voters, his constituents; they can retire him as speaker anytime they get the balls to do it.
Yes, this would certainly be an excellent example of doing the “people’s business”……
It just sounds like bad management (from Harrell). If these vetoes had not been dealt with at the end of the session, why not work late one night and get it done then?
If the taxpayers have to pay $40,000 because Harrell has poor management skills, then that’s another black mark on his reputation. Of course at this point, there’s not much clear space left on it for another mark.
Judge Casey Manning is intentionally foot dragging on the Harrell case.
The entire state has determined that Harrell must be prosecuted in Federal court and sent to prison. Will Manning be joining Harrell? Maybe even Toad herself? We all know the feds have been spying on them all for quite some time. And they think they haven’t … ROFLMAO!
Well – it ain’t for the comfortable temps of Columbia in late August – that’s fer shur.