In 2011, South Carolina Senator Tim Scott said that if Obama raised the debt ceiling via the 14th Amendment rather than Congress it would be an impeachable offense. Tim Scott voted against convicting Donald Trump for blackmailing Ukraine and then for trying to overthrow the United States government.
Category: politics
(Not So) Fun Fact: Tim Scott Trying To Inject Charleston Government With Extremist Christianity
In 1997 Tim Scott was one of several that illegally pushed for the posting of the Ten Commandments for the Charleston County Council. He celebrated and claimed that any kind of money spent legally to fight it was worth it. He lost in court.
(Not So) Fun Fact: Lindsey Graham Supreme Court Flip Flopping
South Carolina Senator Lindsey Graham was one of many Republicans who refused the nomination of Merrick Garland for the Supreme Court. He flipped flopped in 2020 when Amy Coney Barrett was nominated during an election year.
(Not So) Fun Fact: Henry McMaster’s Old Boss
Current Governor of South Carolina, Henry McMaster started his working career by working for the far right racist Strom Thurmond in both private practice and as a federal prosecutor.
(Not So) Fun Fact: Brian Kemp Not Taking Russian Interference Seriously
During his tenure as Secretary of State for Georgia, current governor of Georgia Brian Kemp was the only state official in the whole country to reject help from the Department of Homeland Security to protect the 2016 presidential election from Russian interference.