Director's Report...Robert Hayes

These director's reports seem to come quicker and quicker. Is time speeding up or is it that I'm getting older and time seems to slide by faster? The first, I'm sure. But at any rate it is indeed time to give another year-end report and I will again be pleased to report on the many accomplishments of the South Carolina League of the South.

I want to at the outset call your attention to the newsletter you hold in your hands. We continue to try to improve it and welcome your suggestions as to how we might achieve that goal. But quite frankly folks, we truly believe that there is no better League newsletter, with no exceptions. We get very good articles written by various members and have a number of people who try to help us eliminate those pesky mistakes. Laura Tesh, our copy editor, helps to corral many of those mistakes before they gallop across these pages. We simply could not produce this newsletter in any form if it were not for the great effort of our editor, Mac McCoy. We try very hard to make this primarily a SCLoS newsletter, with little outside material. The main reason we are able to do this is because our members work so hard and accomplish so much they provide us with much material. We do feature articles sometimes by out-of-staters, but they are mostly one of us, you know, 1st South Carolina Rangers, Red Shirts or out-of-state League members. We feature three in this issue, one by Robert Icoamacci of Connecticut, one by Paul Karabin of New York and another by Cory Burnell of California. I want to invite you to submit articles at anytime you think you have something that might be of interest. We do not promise to publish, but do promise to give it full consideration. We continue to also try to improve our web-sites and again welcome any constructive criticisms. Again, I must give a tip of my hat to Mac McCoy, who puts in hours making it the best state League website in cyberspace.

I will not say much about the Memorial Park on Secession Hill, for it is covered in another article in this issue, but I want to strongly urge you to obtain as many bricks/pavers/tiles as you possibly can and also do your up-most to encourage your relatives, friends, neighbors, etc. to secure as many as they can. We really need your help in making the park a great success. When we succeed with this project, it not only will provide us with much needed financial resources, but will help us make a very strong cultural/heritage/political statement in South Carolina. Do what you can and then do a little more.

Of course, one large accomplishment of the past year was the opening of our second Southern Patriot Shop in Cayce. Because of its location near the seat of state government in Columbia, we have definitely gotten the attention of many, if not all, of the politicians, not to mention “The Snake” paper. They know that we are here and here to stay. If you have not visited the new shop, I encourage you to do so the next time you are in the Columbia area.

Due to the fact that 2005 was not an election year, there were not many scalawags sticking their heads up for us to get much target practice; therefore the Red Shirts did not have to ride as much as we did in 2004, but I suspect that 2006 will provide us with increased activity. One Red Shirt event of significance is reported on elsewhere in this issue entitled, “Did Little Old Us Scare You Inez?”.

I want to take this opportunity to thank all of the Palmetto Legion donors for contributing to that fund, which provides my salary. It is more important than some may realise. The SCLoS have had, over the years, at least five of our members (three in leadership positions) fired, because of their League membership. I am sure that if I held an “outside” job they would have already come after me, but because I am paid by you, the only way I can be fired is if I dont serve you. If you have not contributed to the Palmetto Legion, I urge you to do so. I want to take this opportunity to encourage all of our members to dig a little deeper into their pockets to provide the SCLoS with more financial support. You must understand that your contributions help us to carry on the important activities that will gain our freedom and hand down that freedom to our posterity. During the War, there were those that sold their heirlooms to help finance the Cause. They said, “Property without liberty is valueless.” Folks, you must understand that it is better to spend your resources now to achieve freedom, which you can bequest to your posterity rather than bequest to them a treasure, which the oppressive government will take from them anyhow. What greater treasure can you bequest to them than their freedom? Folks, help us help you provide that treasure to them by providing us with greater financial help. I would like for you to dig as deeply as you can, but an occasional ten dollars will help if enough of you will do so.

The SCLoS continues to try to build coalitions with other organisations that we have, at least one issue in common. There is always strength in numbers and when there is an issue or issues we can agree on, we in the SCLoS will continue to work with those organisations. One organisation we have close ties with is Christian Exodus, which is trying to move like-minded people to South Carolina to help us gain our independence from the empire. They have already moved a number of families into the state and several of them have already joined the SCLoS. More are due to move during 2006. They will help us make the political impact that is so important for us.

I am pleased to report that I was able to serve you, our members, twice this past year in support of the “Right To Life” bill. I first appeared before the Constitutional Laws Subcommittee of the Judiciary Committee of the State House of Representatives on 31 March 2005 representing the SCLoS in support of house bill (H. 3213). This bill establishes person-hood at the time of conception in the state of South Carolina. The bill was voted out of the sub-committee, then the Judiciary Committee and finally the House voted to pass the bill. Then on 2 May 2005, I appeared before the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee to testify in favor of the senate bill (S. 111). The bill passed both the subcommittee and full Judiciary Committee, but was not voted on by the full Senate before the legislature adjourned for the session. I am not sure of the status of the bill at this time, but we will continue to lend our support to any bill/law that will protect innocent life in our country of South Carolina. My appearing before these committees again sends a message to the politicians, that the SCLoS is a political entity in this state.

An important issue that the SCLoS must address in the coming year is that of illegals invading country of South Carolina. Our federal government, as stated in Article IV, Section IV of the U. S. Constitution, has the responsibility of protecting the states (countries) from invasion. But since the federal government refuses to exercise that responsibility, we must force our state government to step forward and stop this invasion of South Carolina. About 500,000 or ten per cent of our population is here without permission or legal status and must be removed at once. We must become very active in this sphere and we must and will call on you for your help. I hope that you will not let us and your posterity down.

You will read elsewhere in this issue about the SCLoS again taking on a media source for their mis-reporting on the SCLoS. This time it was the Spartanburg Herald/Journal. When the media mis-reports, we counter attack. We are getting their attention.

One last issue I would like to take a few minutes of your time to discuss is recruitment. You will find an article about recruitment by Mr. Jim Hanks, Jr. elsewhere in this issue, and I ask you to please read it and then act upon Jim's advise on how to recruit and then simply do it. I have said often that the SCLoS is now a political entity in the state of South Carolina and that is indeed true, but folks, we can have even greater influence on the politicians if we had two to three time of our present membership. If you are really serious about gaining your freedom from the empire, you must help us gain members, as well as, helping financially. As I have also often said, our time is very limited.

Dr. Hill has recognised that the South Carolina League of the South is the leader in membership, political activity, and other aspects, but he has challenged the other states to out perform us. That's good, because all of the state League chapters need to grow and become more active, but let's not let any of them out perform the SCLoS. Please keep working for our freedom and please work even harder.

As you readily see, we had a fairly eventful year and I look forward to 2006 as another year of growth and progress for the SCLoS. Thanks for your help.