The following letter was sent to House Speaker Thom Tillis by Representative Glen Bradley, whose NC Jobs Bill (HB 587) has been all but ignored by Commerce and Job Development Subcommittee on Business and Labor Chairman Darrell McCormick. McCormick, in fact, is even accused of becoming physically confrontational with Bradley over Bradley’s attempts to simply […]
From the MeckGOP and CAUTION: There will be a public hearing on May 19th. Register and make your voice heard over our property revaluation and a host of other fiscal issues that our county has handled so poorly. The Mecklenburg County Board of Commissioners will hold a public hearing at 6:00 p.m., Thursday, May 19, […]
A rejection by the South Carolina House of Representatives to offer corporate giant Amazon.com an exemption from collecting sales tax in the state for five years in exchange for building a new facility in Lexington County has created a firestorm of debate on the proper role of government in attracting business to the state. This […]
It was a gloomy day in Columbia, SC, but that didn’t dampen the spirits of FairTax supporters from across the state who came to witness the official launch of the South Carolina FairTax Act (H3993) in the State House of Representatives. Speaking to the media at a 2pm press conference were House Representative Bill Taylor […]
It was one year ago this month that the then Democrat controlled US House of Representatives passed the Obamacare legislation by a narrow 219 to 212 vote. As the newly elected Republican majority works to repeal (or at least remove funding for) this disastrous program, many state legislatures are joining the effort by passing their […]
South Carolina Senator Jim DeMint was the guest of the NCGOP on Tuesday, February 22. He spoke to a crowded room of Republican and Tea Party activists who had gathered from the greater Charlotte area and as far away as New Hanover County. Preceding the speech by Senator DeMint, representatives from The John Locke Foundation, Heritage Action […]
On December 29, John Steinberger from the South Carolina FairTax organization joined the PunditHouse guys on their weekly segment with WBT radio’s Pete Kaliner. John discussed his post introducing the South Carolina FairTax Act. The following day, Pete Kaliner conducted an interview with North Carolina’s soon-to-be Speaker of the House, Thom Tillis. A portion of the discussion […]
Just in time for Halloween, this video was taken by Dennis Peterson at the recent Tea Party rally held in Uptown Charlotte. The message should indeed scare you. Ingrid Bray shares her personal story of life under Communist rule to remind all Americans how fortunate we are to enjoy the blessings of our liberty and […]
Reports of irregularities with straight party voting are coming in from across the country. Claims have been made that voters attempting to select a straight party Republican ballot have seen the names of the Democrats running checked instead. This isn’t isolated to Florida and Chicago. It could be happening right here in Mecklenburg County. PunditHouse received this […]
With less than a week to go before the midterm election, recent polls like this one from The Hill indicate that Mick Mulvaney leads incumbant Democrat John Spratt by 10 points.