South Carolina, My Goodness
Y’all, the Christmas season does not mellow folks in South Carolina. This year ain’t even over and they’re already filing bills to hate people for next year.
South Carolina GOP state Rep. Bill Chumley has pre-filed a 2016 bill that aims to “nullify” the US Supreme Court’s ruling on same-sex marriage.
Just go ahead and secede. I do not know a damn thing I need that says “Made in South Carolina.”
It looks like Chummy, who also tried to nullify Obamacare, is all about being a proud American.
Thanks to Brian for the heads up.
I thought this jerk’s name sounded familiar, read on!
“In the aftermath of the Charleston church shooting in 2015, Chumley said he would not vote to remove the Confederate battle flag from the grounds of the South Carolina State House.[2] In a broadcast statement on CNN, he observed “These people sat in there and waited their turn to be shot, that’s sad. Somebody in there with a means of self-defense could’ve stopped this.”
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Chumley
Born 2 months before me and no military service to speak of, I wonder where this political giant hid-out during the war of his late teen-age years?
1South Carolina was the leader of the nullification movement in the early 1800 leading up to the Civil War.
2They backed down on the Nullification Law when Jackson warned a South Carolina congressman that ‘if one drop of blood be shed there in defiance of the laws of the United States, I will hang the first man of them I can get my hands on to the first tree I can find.’ When Robert Hayne ventured, ‘I don’t believe he would really hang anybody, do you?’ Thomas Hart Benton replied, ‘Few people have believed he would hang Arbuthnot and shoot Ambrister . . . I tell you, Hayne, when Jackson begins to talk about hanging, they can begin to look out for ropes!’
Frivolous litigation crazy Snacilbupers are also suing Obama (over Obamacare) … when will these wackadoos understand that the president did nothing illegal. No matter how they twist, subvert, misinterpret and try to rewrite the Constitution as they go, they are just wasting everyone’s time and money. We need to send them all home so they have all day to contemplate their navels.
3It certainly is a HUGE waste of money and all of us pay the price.
4Its amazing how frequently excellent examples of lack of bio diversification keep cropping up! Ten to one this guy considers himself untouchable and his reason for thinking that way is doomed to be creepy!
5What a chump! If neither Chumley or any of his friends have been forced into a same sex union or had their marriages dissolved due to marriage equality, what’s their problem? With his less than zero chance of ever becoming pregnant, one can safely bet he is a forced birther, too. Standard snacilbupeR hot button issues always seems to fail the “mind your own business” test.
6This old fool flunked Civics (back when they still taught it) if he thinks a state can “nullify” a Supreme Court decision. The US Congress can try it, but not his sad little state. And I say “sad” because they elect ignorant buggers like him.
7What a sad and hateful little man. He appears to be of an age where Civics classes were still offered, but seems not to have absorbed a thing. Why are such clowns attracted to political office when they so clearly have no idea how the system works? And who the HE** votes them in? South Carolina–you got some explaining to do!
8Looks like Anthony Quinn and a lot more worthless. Bad actor all around.
9@Mike
President Jackson was a dichotomy. Made the US Presidency what it is today, but also one bigoted hateful mofo. Still your quote is priceless.
And this one, The day after Van Buren was elected president, Jackson took the time to reflect on his own presidency with a friend. When asked if he had any regrets about the last eight years, this was his response: “[That] I didn’t shoot Henry Clay and I didn’t hang John C. Calhoun.”
Wadda Prez!
10For commentary like this, JJ, you need a big ole “LIKE” button.
I *like*.
11Looks like Kentucky has joined the race to the bottom as well.
http://thinkprogress.org/politics/2015/12/23/3734771/governor-strips-voting-rights-lowers-minimum-wage/
12I’m with Miemaw!
13Linda Phipps … it’s kind of difficult to contemplate one’s navel when their head is up their arse!!
Oh, how many times have I wished for a “LIKE” button in this Salon?!? LOL
14It may be far more satisfying to comment as to what you like about another comment than to simply click on “like”. I like reading those comments too.
15Bevin also ordered clerks names off marriage licenses to protect Kim Davis’ religious freedom to be paid handsomely for not doing the job she was elected to do.
16Life is hard enough if you never go anywhere. It’s even harder if you find out one day that lots of things have changed while you were dozing.
17Why not propose a bill to nullify? Look at all the times nullification has worked!
Uh, Never.
Not that any of his idiot supporters would actually know that. It’s all part of the conspiracy, man.
18No epo, Anthony Quinn is vastly more attractive, and that Is Not a compliment. People like this sleazeball have such black, ugliness inside. It’s a soul rot. I’d say the rotting is completely done by now. Imagine the stench when he belches. Eeeeuwww! I almost puked.
19Yeah, epo, I read that today, too. Unfortunately, we seem to be paying quite a number of elected officials handsomely to do nothing. (And, horribly, to try to make things even worse.) Something is really smelly here and has been for way too long.
And Debbo — you’re absolutely right. Where in the heck does all this hate and ugliness come from? Eeeeuwww, indeed!
20I got a rebuff from Debbo? I liiiikkkkkeeee it! Hurt me some more,Girl. 🙂
21May Chumley get a visit from 3 spirits tonight, starting with the eerie chant of his name ala Marley in the Christmas Carol. I actually pity these spirits if they choose this gig. They are likely to regret their soul saving attempts!
22@maggie
Your comment presumes Chumley still possesses his soul. I’m betting he traded his soul early on for the power of the office he now holds.
23Maggie reminds me of some student who wrote that Scrooge was visited by the ghost of Bob Marley. Love the image of Bob
24sharing some ganja and singing “No Woman No Cry”….