I need help (research) STAT! Re: Bob Inglis (R-SC).

[DemoTex]

Inglis ran for the US HR seat vacated by Jim Dimwit when Dimwit ran for Senate in 2004. Inglis had served in the US House of Representatives earlier, from 1994 to 1998. I'm not sure why he left the HR in 1998.

I seem to remember reading something here on DU a couple of years ago about some legislation (and I think it was child-porn or something related) that Inglis had voted against. Obviously, some well-documented information on that - if it exists - could be lethal right now.

We have a good Democrat running in SC-4th, William "Griff" Griffith. Griff is a PhD engineer (retired from Michelin) and a former US Army officer. Griff is a long shot, at best. He (and I) would be totally against releasing any adverse info on Inglis unless it were extremely well documented. Records of an Inglis vote that might not go over too well in the 4th would be perfect.

Thanks in advance. I'll be turning in shortly, and I'll be on the road tomorrow returning to Greenville. I'll be back on this Monday morning. Post to this thread or PM me.

Thanks,
Mac

PS: Please keep kicked. Somebody out there may remember what I think I remember.

[Jackpine Radical]

1. What, you expect me to

:kick: this for you?

[DemoTex]

2. That's the kicker!

Thanks, Jackpine Radical. You do good work quick.

Mac

[Greeby]

3. He was in the House from 92-98

He left his House seat because of his pledge to term limits (A Republican living by his word? Shocking, I know) to run and lose against Democratic Senator Fritz Hollings. His House seat was taken over by Jim DeMint.

When Holling finally retired in 04, Demint ran and won the Senate seat and Inglis came back to his old House seat.

As to the vote you seek, would need a bill name or number to be able to research

[DemoTex]

4. I am working on a vague recollection .. sorry.

FWIW: Neither of us was correct on Inglis' previous House service. I said 94-98, you said 92-98. It was indeed 1993 to 1999. The elections were in 1992 and 1998. Congress-members are sworn-in in January after the elections. I ALWAYS forget that.

[David in Canada]

5. About Inglis...

Rep. Inglis was first elected to Congress in 1992, defeating then-incumbent Rep. Liz Patterson (D-SC) in the general election. He took office upon the commencement of the 103rd Congress on 3 January 1993.

Inglis, during his initial run, pledged to serve only three two-year terms. Ergo, his last re-election under the pledge took place in 1998.

In 1998, Inglis kept his word (sort of...) and did not seek re-election to the House of Representatives. He sought the GOP nomination for US Senate that year which he easily won. Despite early hype and some traction, in November 1998, he lost to then-Sen. Ernest Hollings by approximately a 54-46 margin (goin by memory here...).

An aside... In that year's primary for his successor to Congress, the GOP establishment supported Mike Fair, then a state Senator, I believe. However, in the runoff, Jim DeMint won the runoff in an upset. He himself term-limited himself to three two-year terms. He did keep that pledge and in 2004 won the Senate seat being vacated by Hollings, who had defeated Inglis that year. Inglis ended up returning to the House seat he himself had vacated that went to his successor. Kind of ironic, eh?

Speaking of irony, DeMint, the 1998 pariah of the establishment, was the establishment's darling for 2004. A similar case happened that exact same year in Louisiana, wherein David Vitter, elected in a 1999 special election to disgraced Rep. Bob Livingston in a huge upset to the establishment and basically a maverick oddball, was their annointed one for 2004.

Hope this helps. I didn't bore you, I hope...

[DemoTex]

6. Excellent background info, David.

I moved to SC from Dallas, Texas in 2004, so I missed a lot of that. However, I am still haunted by that elusive, damning tidbit I read about Inglis a couple of years ago. I really must pay more attention to local political details and document everything.

[David in Canada]

7. The bill...

Do you remember any scraps of data from the bill in question? Year introduced, parts of the name, etc?

If you do, I could do a THOMAS search! :)

[tkmorris]

8. Researching that

All I have so far is a bill last September, the Child Safety Act, on which he introduced several amendments which would have weakened the mandatory sentencing guidelines for certain crimes. The proposed amendments were all defeated though, so I doubt this is it.

I'll keep looking.

[mrdmk]

9. here is some

Voting rights Act of 1965

Copyright 2006 Gannett Company, Inc.
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Gannett News Service

June 23, 2006 Friday
Correction Appended

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HEADLINE: Drive to renew civil rights voting act hits snag

BYLINE: ELLYN FERGUSON

DATELINE: WASHINGTON

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The drive to renew major provisions of the 1965 Voting Rights Act has stalled in the House over objections by some Southern Republicans to continuing federal oversight of election practices in their states and requiring language assistance for citizens who need it.

Reps. Gresham Barrett, R-Westminster, and Bob Inglis, R-Travelers Rest, supported the opposition that forced House Speaker J. Dennis Hastert, R-Ill., to pull the bill from the floor Thursday.

GOP leaders have been trying to determine whether to resume consideration of the measure in July or leave it for a new Congress in 2007 when the provisions expire.


Hydrogen fuel is a joke, espesilly is you read the Energy Bill that will have the oil companies produce hydrogen from crude oil. Very polluting and not weaning us off of imports.

Copyright 2006 States News Service
States News Service

March 23, 2006 Thursday

LENGTH: 544 words

HEADLINE: INGLIS TO INTRODUCE 'H-PRIZE'

BYLINE: States News Service

DATELINE: WASHINGTON

BODY:


The following information was released by the U.S. House Committee on Science:

Research Subcommittee Chairman Rep. Bob Inglis (R-SC) today announced that he will introduce legislation next week to create an H-Prize, a major new incentive to reward achievements in overcoming scientific and technical barriers associated with the transition to a hydrogen economy.

Inspired by the successful Ansari X-Prize which awarded $10 million for entrepreneurial space flight, the H-Prize is designed to accelerate the drive to a hydrogen economy by advancing research, development, and commercial application of hydrogen technologies.

"Our national and economic security calls for making an urgent push for alternatives to oil, alternatives that are not controlled by a handful of countries that have threatening philosophical bottom lines below their financial bottom lines," Chairman Inglis said. "This is a challenge to us to innovate."



Change Social Security, put religion into schools, tax dollars into private schools with vouchers, balanced buget

Copyright 2005 U.P.I.
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UPI

March 12, 2005 Saturday 11:11 AM EST

LENGTH: 553 words

HEADLINE: Profile: Rep. Bob Inglis, R-S.C.

BYLINE: KAITLYN LAVENDER

DATELINE: WASHINGTON, March 12

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Balancing the budget is one of Inglis' main objectives, and he said he believes that it is important for Congress to take a good look at the programs being put forth before initiating ones which will cost tax dollars

Inglis is in favor of President Bush's Social Security plan, but feels the best way to ensure adequate money for retirement is to set up personal accounts. He said that while social security will aid those who are of age to benefit from it, personal planning is an issue that must be considered by U.S. families.

Inglis also said he believes in family involvement and personal planning when it comes to schools. Between 1994 and 1998, Inglis voted in support of a District of Columbia school voucher program, vouchers for private and parochial schools, aiding only schools allowing voluntary prayer, and for a Constitutional Amendment for school prayer.

One of his main reasons for supporting the program is getting parents involved within school systems. A father of five, Inglis said, "The solution to our problem is called 'parents.' The more we can do to wire parents into the schools, the better."



The Estate Tax, who really benefits

Copyright 2006 HT Media Ltd.
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US Fed News

June 22, 2006 Thursday 1:08 AM EST

LENGTH: 363 words

HEADLINE: U.S. HOUSE VOTES TO REFORM ESTATE TAX

BYLINE: US Fed News

DATELINE: WASHINGTON

BODY:


Rep. Bob Inglis, R-S.C. (4th CD), issued the following press release:

The U.S. House of Representatives voted today to reform estate taxes by passing the Permanent Estate Tax Relief Act (H.R. 5638).

Also known as the "death tax," the estate tax is a tax on the value of a deceased individual's assets before they are passed to their heirs.

The bill reunifies the estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes and increases the estate and death tax exemption to $5 million per person. In addition, married couples can carry over any unused part of their spouse's $5 million exemption. For estates between $5 million and $25 million, the rate of tax will be the same as the capital gains tax rate. On estates valued at more than $25 million, the top marginal rate of tax will be double the capital gains tax rate.

Estates valued at $5 million or less would be subject to no estate tax beginning in 2010. Between $5 million and $25 million would be subject to a 15% tax in 2010 and a 20% tax in 2011 and thereafter, unless the lower rates are extended by a separate law. Estates at or exceeding $25 million would be subject to a 30% tax in 2010 and a 40% tax in 2011 and thereafter, unless the lower rates are extended by a separate law.

The death tax relief provided in the first Bush tax cut (Public Law 107-16, the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001) will end at the start of 2011. Without further legislative action, the estate tax exemption will drop to $1 million per person and the maximum estate tax rate will increase to 55% (with a possible 5% surtax) in 2011, after years of decreasing estate tax rates and increasing exemptions.

"The current law has created huge uncertainty by calling for an unlimited exemption in 2010 and then dropping to an exemption in 2011," said U.S. Rep. Bob Inglis (R-SC). "That's not workable. This reform will give some certainty of tax treatment and a fairer tax treatment. Individuals with substantial farms, businesses and other appreciated assets of up to $5 million will be able to pass those assets to their heirs estate-tax-free. Individuals with estates of over $5 million will pay estate taxes."

In bed with Oil companies with Hydrogen


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US Fed News

February 27, 2006 Monday 10:58 PM EST

LENGTH: 487 words

HEADLINE: EXXONMOBIL OFFICIALS TO EXPLORE SAVANNAH RIVER NATIONAL LAB RESEARCH

BYLINE: US Fed News

DATELINE: WASHINGTON

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Rep. Bob Inglis, R-S.C. (4th CD), issued the following press release:

Representatives with ExxonMobil research will explore Savannah River National Lab expertise Tuesday with an eye toward energy research as a result of an invitation issued by Rep. Bob Inglis (R-S.C.).

The visit will investigate how the national lab's capabilities could supplement ExxonMobil's own vast technical resources in improving oil recovery from unconventional domestic sources like tar sands and in developing fuels of the future such as hydrogen.

"ExxonMobil knows they need to be investing in the future, and we hope to demonstrate to them that South Carolina has the capabilities to help move toward energy security," Inglis said.

"With 50 years of hydrogen research and the nation's greatest concentration of hydrogen scientists, Savannah River National Lab is well suited to lead in hydrogen," he said. "But we know they also have a record in improving recovery from unconventional sources."

The visit stemmed from talks Inglis had with company officials last year when oil companies announced record profits as a result of increased demand and supply shortages from Hurricane Katrina.



This is a hit piece about Homeland Security

Copyright 2006 McClatchy Newspapers Inc.
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The Herald (Rock Hill, S.C.)

April 18, 2006 Tuesday
Final Edition

SECTION: OPED PAGE; Pg. 5A

LENGTH: 318 words

HEADLINE: Homeland security pork

BYLINE: The Herald

BODY:


The federal government spent more than $95 billion during the past two fiscal years on homeland security. U.S. Rep. Bob Inglis, R-S.C., questions why more than $2 million of that money went to his hometown of Greenville.


Inglis said he was not questioning the actions of local officials, who received the money through competitive grants and a formula by which states decide how the money is distributed. But the congressman thinks that if that much money is filtering down to Greenville, billions more likely is going to other low-risk targets.
Greenville has used the money to buy equipment such as an armored personnel carrier, a mini-robot and a bomb response truck. The armored vehicle, which is assigned to Greenville County's SWAT team, can be used by other agencies statewide.
Nonetheless, with this year's deficit topping $300 billion, Homeland Security officials should be targeting available funds to high risk targets or to areas that are vulnerable to natural disasters. Inglis also argues that supplying Greenville with armored personnel carriers is a duplication of effort when the National Guard can supply such vehicles when needed.
Certainly, no one can predict when or where the next terrorist attack might occur. But with finite resources, Homeland Security officials are obliged to play the odds, categorize levels of risk and spend the money where it will do the most good.



You can take a page out of Karl Roves book and go after his four strongest suits which seem to be Hydrogen Energy which is useless you are going to the moon (I kid not). The balance buget, going into debt is just another tax which your kids are going to pay for. Homeland Security which is a joke all around, just put the word out. The desimation of Public School which will cost the tax payer four times today for a child to go to private school which will go up when there is no public schools to go to, not to mention no oversight for the quaility of education.

Good Luck, this guy is a seasoned politician!