SC Senate Journal - March 30, 2010 - Remarks of SC Senator Mike Rose (R-Dorchester/Charleston)

www.scstatehouse.gov/sess118_2009-2010/sj10/20100330.htm

Excerpts:

"There is a trend in the last few years in the U.S. Supreme Court. I've got three cases here in which the U.S. Supreme Court upheld state laws that conflicted with laws of the federal government."

"Today we have a new theory. We have a new plan of action endorsed by the U.S. Supreme Court steadily growing, case by case, to carve out areas in which the states can preserve their own rights. And we should take advantage of this."

"We need to pass more legislation that preserves fundamental rights for the citizens of our states; ... "

"When you hear lawyers and their conflicting theories -- I think it's been pretty much one-sided what's been said here today -- remember there is authority that allows states to pass laws that give our citizens more protections than does the federal government, and only by testing new laws, step by step, are we going to see what the outer limits of those state protections are. I think we ought to proactively establish and litigate what are our citizens' rights. We ought to be -- I wouldn't use the word ashamed -- but how can we justify -- how can we say when our forefathers sacrificed so much to stand up to federal authority, that we're not now going to take advantage of this legal way of doing the same, just because it might cost a lot of attorney fees or be a lot of trouble?"

Senator Mike Rose (R-Dorchester/Charleston)
SC Senate Chamber
SC State House
Columbia, SC

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Amen ! Pass State-level Personhood Legislation for the Pre-born now !!!

Steve Lefemine
March 30, 2010

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Personhood Amendment Certified for Colorado Ballot for November 2010

Colorado Secretary of State has certified the Personhood Amendment, called Amendment 62
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Personhood Certified For Colorado Ballot
www.personhoodusa.com/press-release/personhood-certified-colorado-ballot

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Republican Leadership in SC Senate Blocking Personhood for Pre-born Bill - S.450

LETTER TO THE EDITOR

March 26, 2010

"Republican Leadership in SC Senate Blocking Personhood for Pre-born Bill - S.450"


Columbia [ SC State House ] - On Thursday (March 25) Senator Jake Knotts (R - W.Columbia / Lexington) said "No" to Johnny Gardner's (dir., Voice of the Unborn) face-to-face request for a public hearing for S.450 ! Gardner asked Republican Senator Knotts if Knotts would consider letting us have a hearing on Senator Bright's bill (the SC Personhood Bill) ? Senator Knotts said "No".

Time is running out in the 2009-2010 legislative session to pass S.450, the SC Personhood Bill, to END "abortion". We have perhaps 2-3 weeks to get the bill out of REPUBLICAN Senator Jake Knotts' subcommittee. Even though we have 23 Senate co-sponsors ( 1/2 the entire SC Senate ), and even though three out of six members on Jake Knotts' subcommittee itself are co-sponsors, Knotts is refusing to even grant a public hearing !!!

Please call Senator Jake Knotts now at (803) 755-6253 (H) and (803) 212-6350 (O) and ask him WHY will he not even grant a public hearing for S.450 when 50% of the entire SC Senate is co-sponsoring the bill, and 50% of his own Judiciary Subcommittee is co-sponsoring the bill ? [ Knotts was appointed as chairman of this Judiciary subcommittee by Senator Glenn McConnell (R-Charleston), Judiciary Committee chairman, who is NOT a co-sponsor of S.450. Republican Senator Glenn McConnell is also President Pro Tempore of the SC Senate. ]

Ask REPUBLICAN Senator Jake Knotts to reconsider his refusal to grant a public hearing, to stop trying to block this pro-life / anti-abortion legislation designed to recognize pre-birth human beings as "persons", and to schedule a hearing for S.450 as soon as possible !!! Additional information is available on the home page of http://www.christianlifeandliberty.net/

Also call Republican Judiciary Committee chairman and SC Senate Pro Tempore Glenn McConnell at (843) 571-3921 (H) and (803) 212-6610 (O) and (843) 747-7554 (Bus.), and ask him why his appointed subcommittee chairman, Senator Jake Knotts, is refusing to even grant a hearing for S.450 ? Request Sen. McConnell to ask Sen. Knotts to schedule a public hearing for S.450.

God is judging South Carolina for over 300,000 [ surgical ] "abortions" - Read Psalm 106:37-44, KJB. When we are concerned enough about the right to life of the innocent pre-born to cry out for JUSTICE for THEM [ NOT just "regulation" of their murder ], THEN God will deliver US from the wicked rulers and their encroaching statist tyranny which has already begun to oppress us. ESTABLISH JUSTICE for the pre-born - PASS S.450 - the SC Personhood Bill.


Steve Lefemine, pro-life missionary
dir., Columbia Christians for Life
PO Box 50358
Columbia, SC 29250
803-794-6273
CCL@ChristianLifeandLiberty.net
http://www.christianlifeandliberty.net/, Home page and “RTL Act of SC” page
http://www.righttolifeactofsc.net/

SC Personhood Bill ALERT - Ask State Senator Jake Knotts (Republican) for Public Hearing for S.450 now

March 25, 2010 / Revised April 1, 2010

Columbia [ SC State House ] - Senator Jake Knotts (R-W.Columbia/Lexington) today said "No" to Johnny Gardner's (dir., Voice of the Unborn) face-to-face request for a public hearing for S.450 ! Gardner asked Knotts if Knotts would consider letting us have a hearing on Senator Bright's bill (the SC Personhood Bill) ? Senator Knotts said "No".

Time is running out in the 2009-2010 legislative session to pass S.450, the SC Personhood Bill, to END "abortion". We have perhaps 2-3 weeks to get the bill out of REPUBLICAN Senator Jake Knotts' subcommittee. Even though we have 23 senate co-sponsors ( 1/2 the entire SC Senate), and even though 3 out of 6 members on Jake Knotts' subcommittee itself are co-sponsors, Knotts is refusing to even grant a public hearing !!!

Senator Jake Knotts (R-West Columbia) District 23 - Lexington Co.
[ Retired Law Enforcement and Deputy Coroner, Lexington County; Mason ]
- Senate Judiciary Subcommittee Chairman for S.450
(Home) 500 W. Dunbar Rd., West Columbia, 29169
Phone: Home (803) 755-6253
(State House) 303 Gressette Bldg., Columbia, 29201
Phone: Bus. (803) 212-6350 Home (803) 755-6253
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Please call Senator Knotts now at both phone numbers above and ask him WHY will he not grant a public hearing for S.450 when 50% of the SC Senate is co-sponsoring the bill, and 50% of his own Judiciary Subcommittee is co-sponsoring the bill ? [ Knotts was appointed as chairman of this subcommittee by Senator Glenn McConnell (R-Charleston), Judiciary Committee chairman, who is NOT a co-sponsor of S.450. ]

Ask REPUBLICAN Senator Jake Knotts to please reconsider his refusal to grant a public hearing, and to schedule a hearing for S.450 as soon as possible !!!

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"The king's heart is in the hand of the LORD, as the rivers of water: He turneth it whithersoever He will."
Proverb 21:1

Christ is Ruler of the Nations !
Psalm 2; Psalm 24:1; Psalm 47:7,8; Psalm 50:12; 1 Timothy 6:15, KJB

"For the kingdom is the LORD's: and he is the governor among the nations."
Psalm 22:28, KJB

"But judgment shall return unto righteousness: and all the upright in heart shall follow it."
Psalm 94:15, KJB

"... I will build My church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it." Matthew 16:18
Yeshua Messiah (Jesus Christ)

Hallelu-Yah !

Steve Lefemine, pro-life missionary
dir., Columbia Christians for Life
PO Box 50358, Columbia, SC 29250
(803) 794-6273 / CCL@ChristianLifeandLiberty.net
www.ChristianLifeandLiberty.net, Home Page and “RTL Act of SC” page
http://www.righttolifeactofsc.net/

No King but King Jesus! (Yeshua Messiah)
Declarations and Evidences of Christian Faith in America’s Colonial Charters, State Constitutions, and other Historical Documents during over 375 Years of American History: 1606 to 1982
www.christianlifeandliberty.net/NoKingbutKingJesus.doc

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SC House votes to REMOVE Abortion Funding for rape, incest, and unrestricted life of the mother cases in South Carolina State "Health" Insurance Plan

March 17-18, 2010

Persevering Republican Majority SC House votes to REMOVE Abortion Funding for rape, incest, and unrestricted life of the mother cases in South Carolina State "Health" Insurance Plan

- Pro-Life, Anti-Abortion-Funding Amendment to SC State Budget championed by Rep. Rex Rice (R-Easley) PASSES !!!

- Commendable, late-night, sustained effort by Republican Majority SC House against persistent pro-abortion efforts

House Daily Journals 2010 Session
www.scstatehouse.gov/html-pages/hjournal.htm

Note: The Republicans have a 72 R to 51 D (22-votes) advantage in the SC House.
www.scstatehouse.gov/html-pages/house2.html

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Republican Leadership of SC General Assembly Refuses to Pass Personhood for Pre-born

LETTER TO THE EDITOR / OP-ED

March 15, 2010 / Revised March 27, 2010


"Republican Leadership of SC General Assembly Refuses to Pass Personhood for Pre-born"

For TWELVE YEARS now (beginning in 1998), "Personhood" legislation has continually, every session, been filed in the SC Legislature, without being passed into law. As we approach the 2010 Primaries and General Election, some Christian and constitutionalist voters are taking a harder look at whether or not certain Republican officeholders are actually "RINO's". The question should be asked, "Who are the SC House and Senate members blocking passage of legislation recognizing the legal PERSONHOOD of pre-born human beings from the moment of fertilization ?"

Republicans have continually been in the Majority in the SC House since Jan. 1995, and Republicans have continually been in the Majority in the SC Senate since Jan. 2001, and yet this bill has only passed the SC House once in April 2005 (albeit with a fatal flaw rape exception), before being sent to the Senate, and dying after two public hearings. The Creator-endowed unalienable right to life is held to be the first of the "self-evident" "truths" of the 1776 Declaration of Independence, which is part of the organic law of the United States Code. There are presently 73 Republicans and 51 Democrats in the SC House, giving the supposedly "pro-life" party a plus 22-vote advantage. In the SC Senate, there are presently 27 Republicans and 19 Democrats, giving the supposedly "pro-life" party a plus eight-vote advantage. The SC Personhood Bills (H.3526 and S.450 at www.scstatehouse.gov) are being held up by the Republican House and Senate Leadership. The House version (H.3526) presently has 54 co-sponsors (including five Democrats), however neither the Constitutional Laws Subcommittee chairman (Rep. Greg Delleney, R-Chester), nor the Judiciary Committee chairman (Rep. Jim Harrison, R-Columbia), nor the House Speaker (Rep. Bobby Harrell, R-Charleston) are co-sponsors of the bill. The Senate version (S.450) presently has 23 co-sponsors (including four Democrats), which is 50% of the entire SC Senate, however neither the Judiciary Subcommittee chairman (Sen. Jake Knotts, R-West Columbia / Lexington), nor the Judiciary Comm. chairman (Sen. Glenn McConnell, R - Charleston), nor the Senate President Pro-Tem (also Sen. Glenn McConnell, R-Charleston), are co-sponsors of the bill. Last month (Feb. 4), a public hearing was held for H.3526, however no vote was taken; just as no vote was taken in a Feb. 2008 public hearing.

It is the REPUBLICAN LEADERSHIP in the SC House and SC Senate which is protecting the ongoing slaughter of the pre-born, approx. 7,000 pre-birth children murdered in their mothers' wombs each year in South Carolina, by surgical abortion alone. It is the shed blood of innocent children which is crying to God from the ground for JUSTICE (not just incremental "regulation") which God Himself is hearing, and repaying, with Divine Judgment, in turning South Carolina and America over "into the hand of the heathen", such that "they that [hate us rule] over [us]", and "[our] enemies also [oppress us]". Read Psalm 106:37-44, KJB. When we care enough to cry out for JUSTICE for the Pre-born, THEN God will deliver us.


Steve Lefemine, pro-life missionary
dir., Columbia Christians for Life
PO Box 50358
Columbia, SC 29250
803-794-6273
CCL@ChristianLifeandLiberty.net
http://www.christianlifeandliberty.net/, Home page and “RTL Act of SC” page
http://www.righttolifeactofsc.net/

South Carolina Pee Dee - TAKE ACTION TO PASS the SC Personhood Bill (S.450)

South Carolina's pro-life bill to END child-murder-by-“abortion” (SC Senate bill S.450)
You can see the co-sponsors of bill S.450 from the home page link at: http://www.christianlifeandliberty.net/

S.450 co-sponsors: Senators Bright, Bryant, Grooms, Verdin, Fair, Shoopman, S. Martin, Davis, Mulvaney, Reese, Thomas, Rose, O'Dell, Cromer, Hayes, Massey, Cleary, Jackson, L. Martin, McGill, Williams, Peeler and Ryberg [19 Republicans, 4 Democrats]

In the SC Senate, there are presently 27 Republicans and 19 Democrats, giving the supposedly “pro-life” party a plus eight-vote advantage. There are presently 23 Senate co-sponsors of S.450, however more co-sponsors are needed.

You can help by contacting one or more SC State Senators from the list below of seven Senators who are not yet co-sponsoring the SC Personhood Bill. There are two REPUBLICAN Senators below who are NOT yet sponsoring S.450, and there are five DEMOCRAT Senators below who are NOT yet co-sponsoring S.450.

Senator John Land (D-Manning) District 36 - Calhoun, Clarendon, Florence & Sumter Cos.
(Home) P.O. Box 138, Manning, 29102
Phone: Bus. (803) 435-8894 Home (803) 435-2314
(State House) 513 Gressette Bldg., Columbia, 29201
Phone: Bus. (803) 212-6180

Senator Hugh Leatherman (R-Florence) District 31 - Darlington & Florence Cos.
(Home) 1817 Pineland Ave., Florence, 29501
Phone: Bus. (843) 662-0388 Home (843) 667-1152
(State House) 111 Gressette Bldg., Columbia, 29201
Phone: Bus. (803) 212-6640

Senator Phil Leventis (D-Sumter) District 35 - Lee & Sumter Cos.
(Home) Phone: Bus. (803) 968-6185 Home (803) 469-2047
(State House) 608 Gressette Bldg., Columbia, 29201
Phone: Bus. (803) 212-6000

Senator Gerald Malloy (D-Hartsville) District 29 - Chesterfield, Darlington, Lee & Marlboro Cos.
(Home) 1216 Salem Rd., Hartsville, 29550
Phone: Bus. (843) 339-3000 Home (843) 332-5533
(State House) 512 Gressette Bldg., Columbia, 29201
Phone: Bus. (803) 212-6148

Senator John Matthews, Jr. (D-Bowman) Distr. 39 - Bamberg, Colleton, Dorchester, Hampton & Orangeburg Cos.
(Home) P.O. Box 142, Columbia, 29202
Phone: Home (803) 829-2383
(State House) 613 Gressette Bldg., Columbia, 29201
Phone: Bus. (803) 212-6056

Senator Glenn McConnell (R-Charleston) District 41 - Charleston Co.
- Senate Judiciary Comm. Chairman (S.450 assigned)
- Senate President Pro-Tempore
(Home) 27 Bainbridge Dr., Charleston, 29407
Phone: Bus. (843) 747-7554 Home (843) 571-3921
(State House) 101 Gressette Bldg., Columbia, 29201 Bus.
Phone: (803) 212-6610

Senator Vincent Sheheen (D-Camden) District 27 - Chesterfield, Kershaw & Lancaster Cos.
(Home) P.O. Drawer 10, Camden, 29021
Phone: Bus. (803) 432-4391
(State House) 506 Gressette Bldg., Columbia, 29201
Phone: Bus. (803) 212-6124

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Lowcountry South Carolina - TAKE ACTION TO PASS the SC Personhood Bill (S.450)

South Carolina's pro-life bill to END child-murder-by-“abortion” (SC Senate bill S.450)
You can see the co-sponsors of bill S.450 from the home page link at: www.ChristianLifeandLiberty.net

S.450 co-sponsors: Senators Bright, Bryant, Grooms, Verdin, Fair, Shoopman, S. Martin, Davis, Mulvaney, Reese, Thomas, Rose, O'Dell, Cromer, Hayes and Massey [15 Republicans, 1 Democrat]

In the SC Senate, there are presently 27 Republicans and 19 Democrats, giving the supposedly “pro-life” party a plus eight-vote advantage. There are presently 16 Senate co-sponsors of S.450, however more co-sponsors are needed.

You can help by contacting one or more SC State Senators from the list below of eight Senators who are not yet co-sponsoring the SC Personhood Bill. There are three REPUBLICAN Senators below who are NOT yet sponsoring S.450, and there are five DEMOCRAT Senators below who are NOT yet co-sponsoring S.450.

Senator Paul Campbell, Jr. (R-Goose Creek) District 44 - Berkeley Co.
(Home) 150 Loganberry Circle, Goose Creek, 29445
Phone: Bus. (843) 296-1001 Home (843) 569-0089
(State House) 604 Gressette Bldg., Columbia, 29201
Phone: Bus. (803) 212-6016

Senator Chip Campsen, III (R-Isle of Palms) District 43 - Berkeley & Charleston Cos.
(Home) 360 Concord St., Suite 201, Charleston, 29401
Phone: Bus. (843) 722-0123 Home (843) 886-8454
(State House) 604 Gressette Bldg., Columbia, 29201
Phone: Bus. (803) 212-6016

Senator Ray Cleary (R-Murrells Inlet) District 34 - Charleston, Georgetown & Horry Cos.
(Home) 3577 Marion Lane, Murrells Inlet, 29576
Phone: Bus. (843) 650-5100 Home (843) 357-2234
(State House) 501 Gressette Bldg., Columbia, 29201
Phone: Bus. (803) 212-6100

Senator Dick Elliott (D-N. Myrtle Beach) District 28 - Dillon, Horry, Marion & Marlboro Cos
(Home) P.O. Box 3626, North Myrtle Beach, 29582
Phone: Home (843) 249-1449
(State House) 601 Gressette Bldg., Columbia, 29201
Phone: Bus. (803) 212-6116 Home (803) 771-8711

Senator Robert Ford (D-Charleston) District 42 – Charleston Co.
(Home ) P.O. Box 21302, Charleston, 29413
Phone: Bus. (843) 813-1777 Home (843) 852-0777
(State House) 506 Gressette Bldg., Columbia, 29201
Phone: Bus. (803) 212-6124 Home (803) 798-9220

Senator Glenn McConnell (R-Charleston) District 41 – Charleston Co.
- Senate Judiciary Comm. Chairman (S.450 assigned)
- Senate President Pro-Tempore
(Home) 27 Bainbridge Dr., Charleston, 29407
Phone: Bus. (843) 747-7554 Home (843) 571-3921
(State House) 101 Gressette Bldg., Columbia, 29201 Bus.
Phone: (803) 212-6610

Senator Clementa Pinckney (D-Ridgeland) District 45 - Beaufort, Charleston, Colleton, Hampton & Jasper Cos.
(Home) P.O. Box 300, Ridgeland, 29936
Phone: Bus. (843) 726-6019 Home (843) 726-3849
(State House) 512 Gressette Bldg., Columbia, 29201
Phone: Bus. (803) 212-6148

Senator Luke Rankin (R-Myrtle Beach) District 33 - Horry Co.
(Home) 201 Beaty St., Conway, 29526
Phone: Bus. (843) 248-2405 Home (843) 626-6269
(State House) 508 Gressette Bldg., Columbia, 29201
Phone: Bus. (803) 212-6132
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Upstate South Carolina - TAKE ACTION TO PASS the SC Personhood Bill (S.450)

South Carolina's pro-life bill to END child-murder-by-“abortion” (SC Senate bill S.450)
You can see the co-sponsors of bill S.450 from the home page link at: www.ChristianLifeandLiberty.net

S.450 co-sponsors: Senators Bright, Bryant, Grooms, Verdin, Fair, Shoopman, S. Martin, Davis, Mulvaney, Reese, Thomas, Rose, O'Dell, Cromer, Hayes and Massey [15 Republicans, 1 Democrat]

In the SC Senate, there are presently 27 Republicans and 19 Democrats, giving the supposedly “pro-life” party a plus eight-vote advantage. There are presently 16 Senate co-sponsors of S.450, however more co-sponsors are needed.

You can help by contacting one or more SC State Senators from the list below of eight Senators who are not yet co-sponsoring the SC Personhood Bill. There are three REPUBLICAN Senators below who are NOT yet sponsoring S.450, and there are five DEMOCRAT Senators below who are NOT yet co-sponsoring S.450.

Senator Tom Alexander (R-Walhalla) District 1 - Oconee & Pickens Cos.
(Home) 150 Cleveland Dr., Walhalla, 29691
Phone: Bus. (864) 638-2988 Home (864) 638-2153
(State House) 402 Gressette Bldg., Columbia, 29201
Phone: Bus. (803) 212-6220 Home (803) 252-0845

Senator Ralph Anderson (D-Greenville) District 7 - Greenville Co.
(Home) 315 Elder St., Greenville, 29607
Phone: Home (864) 235-0611
(State House) 504 Gressette Bldg., Columbia, 29201
Phone: Bus. (803) 212-6032

Senator Larry Martin (R-Pickens) District 2 - Pickens Co
(Home) P.O. Box 247, Pickens, 29671
Phone: Bus. (864) 306-2126 Home (864) 878-6105
(State House) 311 Gressette Bldg., Columbia, 29201
Phone: Bus. (803) 212-6340

Senator Glenn McConnell (R-Charleston) District 41 - Charleston Co.
- Senate Judiciary Comm. Chairman (S.450 assigned)
- Senate President Pro-Tempore
(Home) 27 Bainbridge Dr., Charleston, 29407
Phone: Bus. (843) 747-7554 Home (843) 571-3921
(State House) 101 Gressette Bldg., Columbia, 29201 Bus.
Phone: (803) 212-6610

Senator Floyd Nicholson (D-Greenwood) District 10 - Abbeville, Greenwood & Laurens Cos.
(Home) P.O. Box 1777, Greenwood, 29648
Phone: Bus. (864) 223-0400 Home (864) 223-9460
(State House) 610 Gressette Bldg., Columbia, 29201
Phone: Bus. (803) 212-6040

Senator Harvey Peeler, Jr. (R-Gaffney) District 14 - Cherokee, Spartanburg, Union & York Cos.
(Home) P.O. Box 742, Gaffney, 29342
Phone: Bus. (864) 489-9994 Home (864) 489-3766
(State House) 213 Gressette Bldg., Columbia, 29201
Phone: Bus. (803) 212-6430

Senator Greg Ryberg (R-Aiken) District 24 - Aiken Co.
(Home) P.O. Box 1077, Aiken, 29802
Phone: Bus. (803) 641-4125 Home (803) 648-9357
(State House) 313 Gressette Bldg., Columbia, 29201
Phone: Bus. (803) 212-6320
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Columbia / Midlands - TAKE ACTION TO PASS the SC Personhood Bill (S.450)

South Carolina's pro-life bill to END child-murder-by-“abortion” (SC Senate bill S.450)
You can see the co-sponsors of bill S.450 from the home page link at: http://www.christianlifeandliberty.net/

S.450 co-sponsors: Senators Bright, Bryant, Grooms, Verdin, Fair, Shoopman, S. Martin, Davis, Mulvaney, Reese, Thomas, Rose, O'Dell, Cromer, Hayes and Massey [15 Republicans, 1 Democrat]

In the SC Senate, there are presently 27 Republicans and 19 Democrats, giving the supposedly “pro-life” party a plus eight-vote advantage. There are presently 16 Senate co-sponsors of S.450, however more co-sponsors are needed.

You can help by contacting one or more SC State Senators from the list below of eight Senators who are not yet co-sponsoring the SC Personhood Bill. There are three REPUBLICAN Senators below who are NOT yet sponsoring S.450, and there are five DEMOCRAT Senators below who are NOT yet co-sponsoring S.450.

Senator Creighton Coleman (D-Winnsboro) District 17 - Chester, Fairfield, Union & York Cos.
(Home) P. O. Box 1006, Winnsboro, 29180 Bus.
Phone: Bus. (803) 635-6884
(State House) 513 Gressette Bldg., Columbia, 29201
Phone: Bus. (803) 212-6180

Senator John Courson (R- Columbia) District 20 - Lexington & Richland Cos.
(Home) P.O. Box 142, Columbia, 29202 / 2934 Wheat St., Columbia, 29205
Phone: Bus. (803) 212-6250 Home (803) 256-7853
(State House) 412 Gressette Bldg., Columbia, 29201
Phone: Bus. (803) 212-6250 Home (803) 256-7853

Senator Darrell Jackson (D-Hopkins) District 21 - Richland Co.
(Home) 608 Motley Rd., Hopkins, 29061 Bus.
Phone: Bus. (803) 771-0325 Home (803) 776-6954
(State House) 612 Gressette Bldg., Columbia, 29201
Phone: Bus. (803) 212-6048

Senator Jake Knotts (R-West Columbia) District 23 - Lexington Co.
- Senate Judiciary Subcommittee Chairman for S.450
(Home) 500 W. Dunbar Rd., West Columbia, 29169
Phone: Home (803) 755-6253
(State House) 303 Gressette Bldg., Columbia, 29201
Phone: Bus. (803) 212-6350 Home (803) 755-6253

Senator Joel Lourie (D-Columbia) District 22 - Kershaw & Richland Cos.
(Home) P.O. Box 6212, Columbia, 29260
Phone: Bus. (803) 779-0939 Home (803) 787-5802
(State House) 601 Gressette Bldg., Columbia, 29201
Phone: Bus. (803) 212-6116

Senator Glenn McConnell (R-Charleston) District 41 - Charleston Co.
- Senate Judiciary Comm. Chairman (S.450 assigned)
- Senate President Pro-Tempore
(Home) 27 Bainbridge Dr., Charleston, 29407
Phone: Bus. (843) 747-7554 Home (843) 571-3921
(State House) 101 Gressette Bldg., Columbia, 29201 Bus.
Phone: (803) 212-6610

Senator John Scott (D-Columbia) District 19 - Richland Co.
(Home) 215 Elmont Dr., Columbia, 29203
Phone: Bus. (803) 733-5176 Home (803) 786-2373
(State House) 612 Gressette Bldg., Cola., 29201 / 1107 Anthony Ave., Cola., 29201)
Phone: Bus. (803) 212-6048 Home (803) 786-2373

Senator Nikki Setzler (D-West Columbia) District 26 - Aiken, Lexington & Saluda Cos.
(Home) 1309 Canary Dr., West Columbia, 29169
Phone: Bus. (803) 796-1285 Home (803) 796-7573
(State House) 510 Gressette Bldg., Columbia, 29201
Phone: Bus. (803) 212-6140 Home (803) 796-7573

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(Audio) SC Personhood Bill (S.450) Radio Alert - WQXL 1470 AM / 95.9 FM

Broadcast schedule: March 8, 2010 through April 5, 2010 (Audio - 1:00)

Listen here: http://www.christianlifeandliberty.net/Columbia%20Christians%20For%20Life%20(Full)2.mp3

Text:

"The purpose of the South Carolina personhood bill is to establish that all pre-born humans are legal persons, to END child-murder by abortion."

"While Republican Greg Delleney continues to obstruct H.3526 in the South Carolina House; in the South Carolina Senate, S.450 now has 16 co-sponsors, but more are needed."

"Call Midlands-area State Senators, Republicans John Courson and Jake Knotts, and Democrats Nikki Setzler and Joel Lourie, and ask them to co-sponsor S.450."

"God is judging South Carolina for shedding innocent blood. Read Psalm 106, verses 37 to 44."

"Call the Senate Clerk office 212-6200 for contact info. for Courson, Knotts, Setzler, and Lourie, or go to the home page of ChristianLifeandLiberty.net for this info. Please also donate to help fund these pro-life radio alerts. Click on Support page to learn more. Paid for by CCL."

TAKE ACTION TO PASS the SC Personhood Bill (S.450)

South Carolina's pro-life bill to END child-murder-by-“abortion” (SC Senate bill S.450)

S.450 co-sponsors: Senators Bright, Bryant, Grooms, Verdin, Fair, Shoopman, S. Martin, Davis, Mulvaney, Reese, Thomas, Rose, O'Dell, Cromer, Hayes and Massey
[15 Republicans, 1 Democrat]

In the SC Senate, there are presently 27 Republicans and 19 Democrats, giving the supposedly “pro-life” party a plus eight-vote advantage. There are presently 16 co-sponsors of S.450 in the SC Senate, however more co-sponsors are needed.

You can help by contacting one or more SC State Senators from the list below of 30 Senators who are not yet co-sponsoring the SC Personhood Bill. There are 12 remaining REPUBLICAN Senators who are not yet sponsoring S.450, and there are 18 remaining DEMOCRAT Senators who are not yet co-sponsoring S.450.

Please call and/or write and/or visit and/or e-mail these legislators and ASK THEM TO CO-SPONSOR S.450, the SC Personhood Bill. These 30 Senators below are NOT yet co-sponsoring S.450:

Senator Tom Alexander (R-Walhalla) District 1 - Oconee & Pickens Cos.
Senator Ralph Anderson (D-Greenville) District 7 - Greenville Co.
Senator Paul Campbell, Jr. (R-Goose Creek) District 44 - Berkeley Co.
Senator Chip Campsen, III (R-Isle of Palms) District 43 - Berkeley & Charleston Cos.
Senator Ray Cleary (R- Murrells Inlet) District 34 - Charleston, Georgetown & Horry Cos.
Senator Creighton Coleman (D-Winnsboro) District 17 - Chester, Fairfield, Union & York Cos.
Senator John Courson (R- Columbia) District 20 - Lexington & Richland Cos.
Senator Dick Elliott (D-N. Myrtle Beach) District 28 - Dillon, Horry, Marion & Marlboro Cos.
Senator Robert Ford (D-Charleston) District 42 - Charleston Co.
Senator Brad Hutto (D-Orangeburg) District 40 - Allendale, Bamberg, Barnwell & Orangeburg Cos.
Senator Darrell Jackson (D-Hopkins) District 21 - Richland Co.
Senator Jake Knotts (R-West Columbia) District 23 - Lexington Co.
- Senate Judiciary Subcomm. Chairman for S.450
Senator John Land (D-Manning) District 36 - Calhoun, Clarendon, Florence & Sumter Cos.
Senator Hugh Leatherman (R-Florence) District 31 - Darlington & Florence Cos.
Senator Phil Leventis (D-Sumter) District 35 - Lee & Sumter Cos.
Senator Joel Lourie (D-Columbia) District 22 - Kershaw & Richland Cos.
Senator Gerald Malloy (D-Hartsville) District 29 - Chesterfield, Darlington, Lee & Marlboro Cos.
Senator Larry Martin (R-Pickens) District 2 - Pickens Co.
Senator John Matthews, Jr. (D-Bowman) Distr. 39 - Bamberg, Colleton, Dorchester, Hampton & Orangeburg Cos.
Senator Glenn McConnell (R-Charleston) District 41 - Charleston Co.
- Senate Judiciary Comm. Chairman
- Senate President Pro-Tempore
Senator Yancey McGill (D-Kingstree) District 32 - Florence, Georgetown, Horry & Williamsburg Cos.
Senator Floyd Nicholson (D-Greenwood) District 10 - Abbeville, Greenwood & Laurens Cos.
Senator Harvey Peeler, Jr. (R-Gaffney) District 14 - Cherokee, Spartanburg, Union & York Cos.
Senator Clementa Pinckney (D-Ridgeland) District 45 - Beaufort, Charleston, Colleton, Hampton & Jasper Cos.
Senator Luke Rankin (R-Myrtle Beach) District 33 - Horry Co.
Senator Greg Ryberg (R-Aiken) District 24 - Aiken Co.
Senator John Scott (D-Columbia) District 19 - Richland Co.
Senator Nikki Setzler (D-West Columbia) District 26 - Aiken, Lexington & Saluda Cos.
Senator Vincent Sheheen (D-Camden) District 27 - Chesterfield, Kershaw & Lancaster Cos.
Senator Kent Williams (D-Marion) District 30 - Dillon, Florence, Marion & Marlboro Cos.
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Contact Information for SC Senators: You may call the Senate Clerk’s office at (803) 212-6200 for their contact information, or, go to this website: www.scstatehouse.gov/html-pages/senatebios.html

You can see the co-sponsors of bill S.450 from the home page link at: www.ChristianLifeandLiberty.net or, go to the SC Legislative website at: www.scstatehouse.gov/sess118_2009-2010/bills/450.htm

Prepared by Columbia Christians for Life * www.ChristianLifeandLiberty.net * (803) 794-6273 * Columbia, SC

Click here for a printable flyer.

Contact Information for selected Columbia-area REPUBLICAN and DEMOCRAT South Carolina State Senators

Contact these Columbia-area REPUBLICAN and DEMOCRAT South Carolina State Senators NOW – ask them to sign on to co-sponsor the South Carolina Personhood bill (S.450) in the SC Senate to END “abortion” in SC [ Child-Murder, 300,000+ dead in SC since 1973 ]. There are presently 16 Senate co-sponsors of S.450 (15R, 1 D). The Republicans have a 27 to 19 (8 votes) advantage in the SC Senate. See SC Personhood bill S.450 and co-sponsors at: www.scstatehouse.gov

Senator John M. "Jake" Knotts, Jr. (R) (Senate Judiciary Subcomm. Chairman for S.450) Distr. 23 - Lexington Co.
(Home) 500 W. Dunbar Rd., West Columbia, 29169
Phone: Home (803) 755-6253
(State House) 303 Gressette Bldg., Columbia, 29201
Phone: Bus. (803) 212-6350 Home (803) 755-6253

Senator Nikki G. Setzler (D) District 26 - Aiken, Lexington & Saluda Cos.
(Home) 1309 Canary Dr., West Columbia, 29169
Phone: Bus. (803) 796-1285 Home (803) 796-7573
(State House) 510 Gressette Bldg., Columbia, 29201
Phone: Bus. (803) 212-6140 Home (803) 796-7573

Senator John E. Courson (R) District 20 - Lexington & Richland Cos.
(Home) P.O. Box 142, Columbia, 29202 / 2934 Wheat St., Columbia, 29205
Phone: Bus. (803) 212-6250 Home (803) 256-7853
(State House) 412 Gressette Bldg., Columbia, 29201
Phone: Bus. (803) 212-6250 Home (803) 256-7853

Senator Joel Lourie (D) District 22 - Kershaw & Richland Cos.
(Home) P.O. Box 6212, Columbia, 29260
Phone: Bus. (803) 779-0939 Home (803) 787-5802
(State House) 601 Gressette Bldg., Columbia, 29201
Phone: Bus. (803) 212-6116

For continued updates: www.ChristianLifeandLiberty.net, go to “RTL Act of SC” page –
Columbia Christians for Life (803-794-6273); Voice of the Unborn (803-731-0062)

Contact these Columbia-area REPUBLICAN and DEMOCRAT South Carolina State Senators NOW – ask them to sign on to co-sponsor the South Carolina Personhood bill (S.450) in the SC Senate to END “abortion” in SC [ Child-Murder, 300,000+ dead in SC since 1973 ]. There are presently 16 Senate co-sponsors of S.450 (15R, 1 D). The Republicans have a 27 to 19 (8 votes) advantage in the SC Senate. See SC Personhood bill S.450 and co-sponsors at: www.scstatehouse.gov

Senator John M. "Jake" Knotts, Jr. (R) (Senate Judiciary Subcomm. Chairman for S.450) Distr. 23 - Lexington Co.
(Home) 500 W. Dunbar Rd., West Columbia, 29169
Phone: Home (803) 755-6253
(State House) 303 Gressette Bldg., Columbia, 29201
Phone: Bus. (803) 212-6350 Home (803) 755-6253

Senator Nikki G. Setzler (D) District 26 - Aiken, Lexington & Saluda Cos.
(Home) 1309 Canary Dr., West Columbia, 29169
Phone: Bus. (803) 796-1285 Home (803) 796-7573
(State House) 510 Gressette Bldg., Columbia, 29201
Phone: Bus. (803) 212-6140 Home (803) 796-7573

Senator John E. Courson (R) District 20 - Lexington & Richland Cos.
(Home) P.O. Box 142, Columbia, 29202 / 2934 Wheat St., Columbia, 29205
Phone: Bus. (803) 212-6250 Home (803) 256-7853
(State House) 412 Gressette Bldg., Columbia, 29201
Phone: Bus. (803) 212-6250 Home (803) 256-7853

Senator Joel Lourie (D) District 22 - Kershaw & Richland Cos.
(Home) P.O. Box 6212, Columbia, 29260
Phone: Bus. (803) 779-0939 Home (803) 787-5802
(State House) 601 Gressette Bldg., Columbia, 29201
Phone: Bus. (803) 212-6116

For continued updates: http://www.righttolifeactofsc.net/, go to “RTL Act of SC” page –
Columbia Christians for Life (803-794-6273); Voice of the Unborn (803-731-0062)

Click here for a printable flyer.

Personhood State Constitutional Amendment Re-introduced in Maryland Legislature

Maryland Personhood Amendment

Maryland HOUSE BILL 1078 - CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT
http://mlis.state.md.us/2010rs/billfile/hb1078.htm

HOUSE BILL 1078 - CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT
Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations

Synopsis:
Proposing an amendment to the Maryland Declaration of Rights to establish that the right not to be deprived of life is vested in all human beings, irrespective of age, health, function, physical dependency, or method of reproduction, from the beginning of their biological development; making technical changes; and submitting the amendment to the qualified voters of the State of Maryland for their adoption or rejection.

Sponsored By:
Delegates Dwyer, Aumann, Bates, Boteler, Burns, Costa, Elliott, Impallaria, Jennings, King, Kipke, Krebs, McConkey, Miller, Minnick, O'Donnell, Schuh, Shank, Shewell, and Stocksdale

History by Legislative and Calendar Date:

House Action
2/17 - First Reading Health and Government Operations

HOUSE BILL 1078 - CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT (Text)
http://mlis.state.md.us/2010rs/bills/hb/hb1078f.pdf


Note: The Maryland Personhood Amendment was previously introduced in 2009
as HOUSE BILL 925 - CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT.
http://mlis.state.md.us/2009RS/billfile/HB0925.htm

Click here for the entire report.

Personhood State Constitutional Amendment introduced In Iowa Legislature

Iowa House Joint Resolution 2003
http://coolice.legis.state.ia.us/Cool-ICE/default.asp?Category=BillInfo&Service=DspHistory&var=HJR&key=0991C&GA=83

Bill History for HJR 2003

A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the State of Iowa to specify that the right to life is the paramount and most fundamental right of every person, and that personhood applies to all human beings from the beginning of their biological development.

By Alons, Chambers, Tymeson, May, Koester, Windschitl, Schultz, DeBoef, Sorenson, Sweeney, Huseman, Kaufmann, Rayhons, Hagenow, Mertz and Soderberg.

January 20, 2010 Introduced, referred to State Government. H.J. 122.
January 21, 2010 Subcommittee, Lensing, Koester, and Mascher. H.J. 139.

HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION 2003 (Text)
http://coolice.legis.state.ia.us/Cool-ICE/default.asp?Category=BillInfo&Service=Billbook&ga=83&hbill=HJR2003

Click here for the complete report.

Over 130,000 Signatures turned in for Mississippi Personhood State Constitutional Amendment !

Over 40,000 more than 89,000+ Required !

"Once each district’s signatures are verified, the amendment will be placed on the November 2011 ballot."

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Personhood Mississippi Turns in Over 130,000 Signatures!

Mississippi Lieutenant Governor helps carry petitions into Mississippi Secretary of State

Submitted by Jonathan Sutherland

Photo: www.personhoodmississippi.com/content/personhood-mississippi-turns-signatures

Mississippi Pro-Life Group Affirms Preborn Personhood Rights; Exceeds State Signature Requirements
www.personhoodmississippi.com/press-release/mississippi-pro-life-group-affirms-preborn-personhood-rights-exceeds-state-signature-r
www.personhoodusa.com/press-release/mississippi-pro-life-group-affirms-preborn-personhood-rights-exceeds-state-signature-r
Keith Mason, 02/17/2010 - 13:41
[ emphasis added ]

Jackson, MS / February 17 – Personhood Mississippi, a citizen-led grassroots organization, submitted over 130,000 signatures late yesterday, becoming the fourth ballot initiative since 1992 to fulfill the requirement of 89,285 voter signatures – 17,857 per Congressional district.

The signatures were collected in order to put a Personhood amendment on the ballot, affirming the personhood rights of all humans.

105,000 of the submitted signatures were certified as valid by 82 different County Circuit Clerks. The abundance of signatures broke the state record for signatures in every other initiative in Mississippi history.

Comprised of all volunteers, Personhood Mississippi laid claim to over 2,000 volunteers and over 1,000 churches.

[ State of Mississippi's ] Lieutenant Governor Phil Bryant was present at yesterday’s press conference, helping to turn in the boxes of completed petitions.

“Despite the superfluous restrictions set before us, the people of Mississippi have spoken. With God’s blessing we have made history and exceeded the signature requirement by tens of thousands,” stated Les Riley, sponsor of the Mississippi Personhood Amendment. “In the next few days, we fully expect Secretary of State Dilbert Hosemann to approve our amendment, as we have exceeded all requirements by the State of Mississippi.”

Once each district’s signatures are verified, the amendment will be placed on the November 2011 ballot.

More Information:
http://www.clarionledger.com/article/20100217/NEWS/2170370/1001/news

http://www.iandrinstitute.org/Mississippi.htm

www.personhoodmississippi.com

Personhood Mississippi is a statewide grassroots organization of concerned citizens who value human life.
Personhood Mississippi is sponsoring the Personhood Amendment to the Mississippi constitution, stating “Be it Enacted by the People of the State of Mississippi: SECTION 1. Article III of the constitution of the state of Mississippi is hearby amended BY THE ADDITION OF A NEW SECTION TO READ: Section 33. Person defined. As used in this Article III of the state constitution, “The term ‘person’ or ‘persons’ shall include every human being from the moment of fertilization, cloning or the functional equivalent thereof.” This initiative shall not require any additional revenue for implementation.”

©copyright 2008 Personhood USA

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Citizens of Mississippi, the the most pro-life state in the US send message to lawmakers:
“Personhood Rights For the Preborn Now”.
www.personhoodusa.com/press-release/citizens-mississippi-most-pro-life-state-us-send-message-lawmakers-%E2%80%9Cpersonhood-rights-
Keith Mason, 02/17/2010 - 14:33

Jackson, MS / Personhood USA/ February 17 – Personhood Mississippi, a citizen-led grassroots organization, submitted over 130,000 signatures late yesterday, becoming the fourth ballot initiative since 1992 to fulfill the requirement of 89,285 voter signatures.

The signatures were collected in order to put a Personhood amendment on the ballot, affirming the personhood rights of all humans. Volunteers have been collecting signatures since February 12 2009.

105,000 of the submitted signatures were certified as valid by 82 different County Circuit Clerks. The abundance of signatures broke the state record for signatures in every other initiative in Mississippi history. Comprised of all volunteers, Personhood Mississippi laid claim to over 2,000 volunteers and over 1,000 churches.

Lieutenant Governor Phil Bryant was present at yesterday’s press conference, helping to turn in the boxes of completed petitions.

“Despite the superfluous restrictions set before us, the people of Mississippi have spoken. With God’s blessing we have made history and exceeded the signature requirement by tens of thousands,” stated Les Riley, sponsor of the Mississippi Personhood Amendment. “In the next few days, we fully expect Secretary of State Dilbert Hosemann to approve our amendment, as we have exceeded all requirements by the State of Mississippi.”

Once each district’s signatures are verified, the amendment will be placed on the November 2011 ballot.

“The overwhelming number of signatures proves that Mississippi citizens want to end baby-murder,” commented Cal Zastrow, co-founder of Personhood USA. “God raised up the volunteers to complete this task, and Personhood USA is thrilled to be a part of that task force. Now we are looking forward to victory at the ballot box!”

For Interviews Contact:

Cal Zastrow 202-595-3500
Or
Les Riley 662-760-8695

Personhood USA is a grassroots, Christian [ sic - ecumenical ] organization founded to establish personhood efforts across America to create protection for every child by love and by law. Personhood USA is committed to assisting and supporting Personhood Legislation and Constitutional Amendments and building local pro-life organizations through raising awareness of the personhood of the pre-born.

For More Information:
http://www.clarionledger.com/article/20100217/NEWS/2170370/1001/news
www.personhoodmississippi.com
www.personhoodusa.com

Copyright © 2010 Personhood USA. All rights reserved

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The Clarion-Ledger
Jackson, Mississippi

'Life' definition petitioned
www.clarionledger.com/article/20100217/NEWS/2170370/1001/news
Ballot push seeks to challenge Roe v. Wade

Molly Parker • mparker2@jackson.gannett.com • February 17, 2010

[ emphasis added ]

Les Riley stood on the steps outside the secretary of state's office Tuesday with his 22-month-old adopted son in his arms and told a small, enthusiastic crowd that "the state of Mississippi is fixin' to educate the Supreme Court" on the rights of the unborn.

Declaring this a mission for God, Riley and his supporters delivered 105,167 certified signatures to get a constitutional amendment on the 2011 ballot asking voters to define life as beginning at "the moment of fertilization."

If the signatures add up in an official count, Riley's group will claim the third constitutional amendment to ever make a Mississippi ballot.

Riley, a father of 10 from Pontotoc, called the petition drive a "direct challenge to Roe v. Wade."

Riley's goal is to overturn the 37-year-old decision - among the most controversial rulings in the court's history - that even conservative [ sic ] Supreme Court justices have left intact through the years.

"Father, you don't need the Supreme Court; you don't need the Legislature. You need people who love Christ," Riley said. [ prayed ]

As he led the group in prayer, a small girl clutched her baby doll and other attendees bowed their heads over posters - some of which depicted graphic images of aborted fetuses. [ babies ]

Riley's baby, Josiah, nuzzled his head against dad's shoulder.

The nonprofit Personhood Mississippi is the 26th group to attempt to get an initiative on the ballot, Secretary of State Delbert Hosemann said.

Of the 25 past attempts, only two made it to the ballot. Both were related to term limits for lawmakers and both failed to gain voter support, Hosemann said.

Hosemann, a Republican, joined the rally on the front steps of his office before heading inside to officially collect the signatures, delivered in several cardboard boxes.

"Out here," Hosemann said, "I'm just another person that signed this petition."

Numerous other Republican politicians emerged from the Capitol across the street to join the rally.

Lt. Gov. Phil Bryant said when he first ran for public office he prayed for the chance to make a difference - beyond debating budgets and hunting laws.

"I want to end abortion in the state of Mississippi," Bryant said.

Bryant, a likely gubernatorial candidate in 2011, said his support of the ballot initiative has nothing to do with politics.

"That's the silliest thing I've ever heard of," he said.

In what promises to be a heated election year, the initiative is likely to bring out conservative voters if it makes the 2011 ballot, as is another one that seeks to implement a voter ID law in the state.

Republican-led efforts to require a form of identification at the voting booth failed last year in the Legislature.

Last week, supporters delivered enough petition signatures to take the question to the voters.

Voter ID would mark the fourth question to make a Mississippi ballot if the signatures are verified.

The personhood initiative would be third and voter ID second because the process for the anti-abortion amendment began first.

Initiatives similar to Personhood Mississippi's that seek to define life at conception could be on ballots in other states as well.

But Richard Miller of Jackson believes it has the best chance of passing in Mississippi.

"The process could start in this room right here," Miller said of reversing Roe v. Wade.

Earlier this month, Personhood Mississippi filed a federal lawsuit against Hosemann and Attorney General Jim Hood seeking more time for circuit clerks to verify several thousand outstanding signatures.

There is a discrepancy in the interpretation of the law as to whether the group has one year to collect signatures, or one year to turn them in.

The lawsuit seeks to clarify a 1996 Mississippi attorney general's opinion that says the one-year turnaround time also includes the names on the petition being certified by circuit clerks around the state.

Hosemann said that case will be moot if Personhood Mississippi turned in enough signatures Tuesday.

Getting an initiative on the ballot requires a minimum of 89,285 signatures, with at least 17,857 coming from each of the old five congressional districts that existed in the year 2000.

Copyrightt ©2009

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Personhood Mississippi to Hold Press Conference and Victory Rally with Lieutenant Gov. Phil Bryant.

www.personhoodusa.com/press-release/personhood-mississippi-hold-press-conference-and-victory-rally-lieutenant-gov-phil-bry
www.personhoodmississippi.com/press-release/personhood-mississippi-hold-press-conference-and-victory-rally-lieutenant-gov-phil-bry
Keith Mason, 02/15/2010

Personhood Mississippi to Hold Press Conference and Victory Rally with Lieutenant Gov. Phil Bryant.

JACKSON / Christian Newswire / February 15 – Personhood Mississippi is holding a press conference to announce the number of signatures collected for the personhood amendment, followed by a victory rally to submit the gathered signatures. With the help of over 2,000 volunteers and nearly 1,000 churches, Personhood Mississippi is expected to present well over the number of 89,285 required by the Secretary of State’s Office.

“February 16 will be an historic day for the state of Mississippi,” affirmed Personhood Amendment sponsor Les Riley. “The people of Mississippi have made a clear statement with their signatures – it is time that all humans are valued as people, not as property.”

Personhood Mississippi encountered a complication when it appeared that the County Circuit Clerk was discounting valid signatures due to time constraints, necessitating a lawsuit to ensure that every voter’s signature was certified. The Personhood Amendment signature campaign is awaiting a ruling on the first phase of the legal challenge, yet due to a State of Emergency in Mississippi and time needed to review the case, Personhood Mississippi is allowed to submit the signatures Tuesday, February 16.

Lieutenant Governor Phil Bryant, who assisted the campaign, will be in attendance as Personhood Mississippi submits signatures to the Secretary of State’s Office.

Press Conference Details:
WHO: Personhood Mississippi with Lieutenant Governor Phil Bryant
WHAT: Announcement regarding signature count and victory rally
WHERE: 401 Mississippi Street, Jackson, MS
WHEN: Tuesday, February 16, 2010, at 4:00pm

For More Information Call:
Les Riley 662-760-8695

Personhood Mississippi is a statewide grassroots organization of concerned citizens who value human life. Personhood Mississippi is sponsoring the Personhood Amendment to the Mississippi constitution, stating “Be it Enacted by the People of the State of Mississippi: SECTION 1. Article III of the constitution of the state of Mississippi is hearby amended BY THE ADDITION OF A NEW SECTION TO READ: Section 33. Person defined. As used in this Article III of the state constitution, “The term ‘person’ or ‘persons’ shall include every human being from the moment of fertilization, cloning or the functional equivalent thereof.” This initiative shall not require any additional revenue for implementation.”
http://www.personhoodmississippi.com/

Copyright © 2010 Personhood USA. All rights reserved.

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From Columbia Christians for Life:

2009-2010

Summary Report: 14 States have current Personhood Legislation efforts filed:
- ALA, ALASK, CA, CO, FL, GA, MD, MICH, MISS, MO, MONT, NV, OR, SC
- a/o December 3, 2009
www.christianlifeandliberty.net/2009-12-03-Summary-Report-14-States-current-Personhood-Legis-efforts-filed.doc

2009-2010 State-Level Personhood (and other selected) Legislation:
- Including State-Level Personhood Bills and Constitutional Amendments
- ALA, ALASK, CA, CO, FL, GA, MD, MICH, MISS, MO, MONT, ND, NV, OR, SC, VA
Updated December 3, 2009
www.christianlifeandliberty.net/2009-12-03-2009-2010-State-Level-Personhood-and-other-selected-Legislation.doc

IOWA - Iowa Personhood Constitutional Amendment
House Joint Resolution 2003
http://coolice.legis.state.ia.us/Cool-ICE/default.asp?Category=BillInfo&Service=DspHistory&var=HJR&key=0991C&GA=83
January 27, 2010 83GA
Bill History for HJR 2003
By Alons, Chambers, Tymeson, May, Koester, Windschitl, Schultz, DeBoef, Sorenson, Sweeney, Huseman, Kaufmann, Rayhons, Hagenow, Mertz and Soderberg.

A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the State of Iowa to specify that the right to life is the paramount and most fundamental right of every person, and that personhood applies to all human beings from the beginning of their biological development.
January 20, 2010 Introduced, referred to State Government. H.J. 122.
January 21, 2010 Subcommittee, Lensing, Koester, and Mascher. H.J. 139.


2007-2008

2007-2008 State-Level Personhood (and other selected) Legislation
- Including State-Level Personhood Bills and Constitutional Amendments
- CO, GA, MISS, MT, OR, SC, VA
Updated February 14, 2008 / Corrected and Revised Nov. 19, 2009
www.christianlifeandliberty.net/2009-11-19-2007-2008-State-Level-Personhood-and-other-selected-Legislation.doc

2005-2006

2005-2006 State-Level Personhood (and other selected) Legislation
- Including State-Level Personhood Bills and Constitutional Amendments
- GA, MICH, MISS, SC
April 21, 2006 / Corrected and Revised Nov. 28, 2009
www.christianlifeandliberty.net/2009-11-20-2005-2006-State-Level-Personhood-and-other-selected-Legislation.doc

1997-2010

HISTORY, 1997-2010, of State-Level Personhood (and other selected) Legislation
1) 1997-1998 State-Level Personhood Legislation
- one State with Personhood Legislation filed: SC
2) 1999-2000 State-Level Personhood Legislation
- one State with Personhood Legislation filed: SC
3) 2001-2002 State-Level Personhood Legislation
- two States with Personhood Legislation efforts filed: OR, SC
4) 2003-2004 State-Level Personhood (and other selected) Legislation
- one State with Personhood Legislation filed: SC
5) 2005-2006 State-Level Personhood (and other selected) Legislation
- three States with Personhood Legislation efforts filed: MICH, MISS, SC
6) 2007-2008 State-Level Personhood (and other selected) Legislation
- six States with Personhood Legislation efforts filed: CO, GA, MISS, MT, OR, SC
7) 2009-2010 State-Level Personhood (and other selected) Legislation
- 15 States to date with Personhood Legislation efforts filed (as of 12/3/09):
ALA, ALASK, CA, CO, FL, GA, MD, MICH, MISS, MO, MONT, ND, NV, OR, SC
- 14 States with current Personhood Legislation efforts filed (as of 12/3/09):
ALA, ALASK, CA, CO, FL, GA, MD, MICH, MISS, MO, MONT, NV, OR, SC
www.christianlifeandliberty.net/2009-12-28-HISTORY-1997-2010-State-Level-Personhood-and-other-selected-Legislation.doc


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ONLY PRO-PERSONHOOD CANDIDATES IN 2010 - in Primaries, and in the November General Election:

This is the standard by which candidates for state and federal office should be judged as we enter the 2010 Election season:

ONLY CANDIDATES WHO PUBLICLY ENDORSE LEGAL PERSONHOOD FOR THE PRE-BORN SHOULD BE SUPPORTED.

"PERSONHOOD" is the KEY to ENDING Child-Murder-by-"Abortion" - listen to the words of the U.S. Supreme Court Justices themselves in the actual [ second ] Oral Arguments [ October 11, 1972 ] of the Roe v. Wade case (1973):

(AUDIO) - The Importance of PERSONHOOD - In Their Own Words - U.S. Supreme Court Roe v. Wade case
http://montanaprolifecoalition.org/approach.htm

CHILD-MURDER BY "ABORTION" CAN BE ENDED BY RECOGNIZING THE PERSONHOOD OF PRE-BIRTH HUMAN BEINGS, AT FERTILIZATION, WITHOUT EXCEPTIONS.

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"For the kingdom is the LORD's: and he is the governor among the nations." Psalm 22:28, KJB
www.bartleby.com/108/19/22.html#S22


Christ is Ruler of the Nations !
Psalm 2; Psalm 24:1; Psalm 47:7,8; Psalm 50:12; 1 Timothy 6:15, KJB


"... I will build My church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it." Matthew 16:18
Yeshua Messiah


Hallelu-Yah !

Steve Lefemine, pro-life missionary
dir., Columbia Christians for Life
PO Box 50358
Columbia, SC 29250
(803) 794-6273
Columbia Christians for Life
http://www.christianlifeandliberty.net/ , Home page and "RTL Act of SC" page [ SC Personhood Bill ]
http://www.righttolifeactofsc.net/
February 17, 2010

Download the complete report here.

Colorado Personhood Constitutional Amendment campaign submits petitions to Secretary of State

Personhood Colorado turns in over 3,700 more signatures than the 76,000+ required –
"All signatures are pending validation by the Colorado Secretary of State’s office."

If successful in achieving the required 76,047 validated signatures for the Nov. 2010 ballot, this will be the second time that Colorado has had a Personhood Constitutional Amendment on the ballot. In Nov. 2008, a personhood amendment was approved by over 26% of Colorado voters, totalling well over half a million (over 585,000).

Steve Lefemine
Columbia Christians for Life
Columbia, SC
February 13, 2010

Click here for the complete report.

Personhood battle in Mississippi moves into courtroom

World Net Daily
MATTERS OF LIFE AND DEATH
www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=124558

Personhood battle moves into courtroom
Effort seeks to establish constitutional rights for unborn

Posted: February 08, 2010

Click here for the complete report.

(VIDEO, AUDIO) Witness for Christ, and Fireworks at Constitutional Laws Subcommittee

Public Hearing for SC Personhood Bill - Columbia, SC - February 4, 2010

REPUBLICAN Con Laws Subcomm. Chairman refused to pass out SC Personhood Bill, until his two incremental, "abortion"/murder regulation bills pass the SC Senate.

God's Requirement for Murder is JUSTICE, not Regulation !

After Rep. Greg Delleney (Con Laws Chairman) announced the meeting was adjourned at the end (10 AM),
this exchange followed:

Mr. Johnny Gardner, dir., Voice of the Unborn: "Will the rest of us get to be heard later ?"
[ most citizens signed up to speak were not heard ]

Rep. Greg Delleney: "Not this year. ... Not unless my two [ CCL: incremental ] bills get passed the Senate."

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(AUDIO) "In Their Own Words" - U.S. Supreme Court

Actual audio excerpts of the second Oral Arguments before the U.S. Supreme Court
in the Roe v. Wade case (decision published January 22, 1973) - Argued on October 11, 1972
www.montanaprolifecoalition.org/approach.htm

Recognition of unborn children as persons is the "KEY" to overturning Roe v. Wade