Posts Tagged ‘Bill’
South Carolina Governor Haley signs Voter ID bill into law
Via GINA SMITH at the State With music pumping, Gov. Nikki Haley signed into law Wednesday a bill requiring S.C. voters to show a photo ID, such as a driver's license, to cast a ballot.Currently, voters only must show a voter registration card that does not have a photo. "If you can show a picture to buy Sudafed, if you can show a picture to get on an airplane, you should be able to show a picture ID to vote," Haley said during the signing ceremony, surrounded by supporters and lawmakers who pushed the bill. via Haley signs Voter ID bill into law - Local / Metro - TheState.com. Herman Cain says voter ID laws not discriminatory “The people who fight against having some type of statewide voter ID with the picture are the very ones who know that all of the fraud is going [...]
SC Senate Passes Voter ID, Goes to Governor for Signature
Columbia, SC - May 11, 2011 - South Carolina Senate Republicans today sent the Voter ID bill to Governor Haley for her signature, stopping years of roadblocks by Democrats and finally securing South Carolina's election process. By a vote of 26 to 16, the Senate passed the Voter ID conference report just an hour after giving second reading to the state budget. Immediately after passing Voter ID, the Senate passed a bill by Senator Ryberg giving $100 Million in unemployment tax relief to South Carolina businesses. “We put our heads down, worked hard, and came through for the people of South Carolina,” Sen. Chip Campsen, lead sponsor of the Senate companion bill, said. “Voter ID will help secure our state’s elections and remove doubt about the legitimacy of the final [...]
GPO Prints Hundreds of Copies of Bill to Stop Printing Bills
The House of Representatives on Tuesday unanimously approved a bill to stop the mandatory printing of congressional documents -- unfortunately for the sponsor, the government had to print another 1,000 pages in order for the House to consider the proposal. In yet another example of how unintentionally amusing Washington can be, the Government Printing Office was required to provide Congress with 325 copies of the three-page bill, according to the office of author Rep. Chris Lee, R-N.Y. The GPO typically prints between 325 and 475 copies of any bill or resolution, and this one was no exception. Source - FoxNews.com.
Brown, Collins, Snowe, and Murkowski Back DADT Repeal Bill dispite Top General's objections
DADT was implemented during the Clinton administration as a workable plan to allow homosexuals to serve in the Armed Services. Despite a Top Generals objection, Congress thinks it is a Perfect time to repeal DADT. While everyone should have the opportunity to serve in the US Armed forces, and under the current program the can, now may not be the best time to change military policies. Nor should Congress push top military officers to implement a new program during wartime. Don't they have enough on their hands right now? Talking Points Memo gloats at the number of Republicans willing to support repeal. Sen. Scott Brown (R-MA) is backing the standalone Don't Ask, Don't Tell bill in the Senate, his office confirms to TPM. Brown's vote puts the number of Senators publicly supporting [...]
South Carolina Town passes immigration law
An ordinance to require apartment managers and employers to verify the immigration status of renters and workers got initial council approval Wednesday, despite pleas from landlords and threats of lawsuits. If the ordinance gets final approval next month, it would be one of the most restrictive in the nation. There was little controversy over making employers check immigration status, since both the state and Dorchester County have recently passed similar laws. But there was a lot of argument over making property managers demand more proof of residency from renters. S.C. Apartment Association President Victoria Cowart warned council the ordinance would cost the town money, as renters avoided Summerville because of the hassle. The town has 7,200 rental units, she [...]