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Christians for Personhood\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n P.O. Box 12222, Columbia, S.C.\u00a0 29211\u00a0 *\u00a0 CP@spiritcom.net<\/a><\/p>\n God says:\u00a0 \u201cThou shalt not kill (murder).\u201d\u00a0 Exodus 20:13, KJV<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Dec. 29, 2017<\/p>\n PERSONHOOD ACT OF SOUTH CAROLINA<\/strong><\/p>\n Dear Pro-Life, Pro-Personhood Christians,<\/p>\n The Personhood Act of SC (S.217<\/a>) favorably passed a five-man SC Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on April 26, 2017 by a vote of 3 Yeas ( Rice<\/a>, Gambrell<\/a>, Talley<\/a>) to 2 Nays ( Bright Matthews<\/a>, McLeod<\/a> ). \u00a0Although S.217<\/a> was listed ninth ( Letter I ) on the Agenda<\/a> of the full Senate Judiciary Committee<\/a> on May 2, 2017, as S.217<\/a> was coming up for deliberation, Judiciary Committee<\/a> Chairman Senator Luke Rankin<\/a> (R-Horry) effectively unilaterally \u201ccarried over\u201d ( with no vote by the committee members ) another bill and S.217<\/a>, to take up other bills ( view Senator Rankin<\/a>\u2019s maneuver at: SC Legislature Video Archives<\/a> \u2013 begin at 1:16:45 ).\u00a0 Then at the very end of the committee meeting, Senator Rankin<\/a> returned to S.217<\/a>; however, the meeting had already run overtime, and two Republican Senators supporting S.217<\/a> had already left the committee meeting room.\u00a0 So Senator Rice as S.217<\/a> lead sponsor, was forced into the necessarily wise decision to move to \u201ccarry over\u201d the bill ( SC Legislature Video Archives<\/a> \u2013 see video at 2:06:50 ), which is how regular 2017 Legislative Session work on bills ended for Senator Luke Rankin<\/a>\u2019s Judiciary Committee<\/a>.<\/p>\n So Senator Rankin<\/a>\u2019s Session-long \u201cslow-walk\u201d of the bill ( including assigning pro-\u201cabortion\u201d Democrat Senator Margie Bright Matthews<\/a> (D-Colleton) to be Subcommittee chairman<\/a> ! ) was not successful in completely blocking the bill, but was successful in employing another RINO Senate tactic, of delaying the bill, as he had not even assigned the bill to a Judiciary Subcomm. until March 22, 2017, well over two months after S.217<\/a> was introduced by then-Senator Kevin Bryant ( now SC Lt Gov<\/a> ), on the first day of the 2017 Legislative Session, January 10, 2017.\u00a0 This is background for the 2018 SC Legislative Session, which begins January 9, 2018, and ends about four months later, May 10, 2018. The sprint to the end of this 2nd year of the two-year 2017-2018 Legislature means timely Senate action is critical !<\/p>\n With this understanding of the critical importance of timing in 2018, here are some broad benchmarks:<\/p>\n 1) NLT Tuesday, January 16, 2018:<\/strong> \u00a0Favorable Passage of the Personhood Act of SC (S.217<\/a>) out of the full\u00a0Senate Judiciary Committee<\/a> ( presently 13 R, 9 D; should be 14 R, 9 D when Senator Richard Cash added ).<\/p>\n 2) NLT Tuesday, January 30, 2018:<\/strong> \u00a0Assignment of the Personhood Act of SC (S.217<\/a>) to the Special Order slot ( giving bill higher priority for full Senate floor debate ) of the Senate Rules Committee<\/a> ( presently 10 R, 7 D).<\/p>\n 3) NLT Tuesday, April 10, 2018:<\/strong> \u00a0\u201cCrossover\u201d deadline to get bills from one Chamber to the other.\u00a0 Passage of the Personhood Act of SC (S.217<\/a>) with no \u201cexceptions\u201d amendments out of the full SC Senate<\/a> ( 28 R, 18 D<\/a> ).<\/p>\n 4) NLT Thursday, May 10, 2018:<\/strong> \u00a0Last day of regular 2018 Legislative Session.\u00a0 Passage of the Personhood Act of SC (S.217<\/a> \/ H.3530<\/a> ) with no \u201cexceptions\u201d amendments out of the full SC House<\/a> ( 77 R, 44 D, 3 vacancies<\/a> ).<\/p>\n [ Rep. Greg Delleney<\/a>, Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee<\/a> has repeatedly promised passage in the House<\/a>. ]<\/p>\n 5) Prompt Signing of Bill into SC Code of Laws:<\/strong> \u00a0SC Governor Henry McMaster<\/a><\/p>\n \u201cPlease know that I strongly support the Personhood Act (H.3530 and S.217) and look forward to signing it into law.\u201d<\/p>\n – South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster<\/a>, Letter<\/a> to Dr. Matthew Clark, Personhood South Carolina<\/a>, Oct. 2, 2017<\/p>\n Please go to http:\/\/www.scstatehouse.gov\/<\/a>, click on Senate Committees<\/a>, then on Judiciary<\/a>. We need calls now from constituents to the 12 Republican Senators listed<\/a> (beside lead S.217<\/a> sponsor Rex Rice), urging them to support and vote for favorable passage of the Personhood Act of SC (S.217<\/a>) with no \u201cexceptions\u201d amendments out of this Jud<\/a>iciary Committee<\/a> by Tues., Jan. 16, 2018.\u00a0 God\u2019s Requirement for Murder is Justice ( Amos 5:15, KJV<\/a> ).<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n In Christ,<\/p>\n Steve Lefemine, Christian pro-life missionary<\/p>\n exec. dir., Christians for Personhood<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n