►The Bimonthly Newsletter of the Dorchester County Democratic Party◄ ►The Bimonthly Newsletter of the Dorchester County Democratic Party◄

October/November 2013 Volume 5, Issue 5

Dorchester Democrats honored two from the local commu-nity at its annual dinner on the evening of Sat., Sept. 28. Rev. Dr. John Miller and County Councilman Willie Davis each received an Alice J. Cicenia Distinguished Service Award at the county party’s event, held at the Holiday Inn Express in Summerville. Miller is a retired Presbyterian minister residing in Summer-ville; Davis, from St. George, represents Dist. 1 on County Council. Both have been active with the DCDP for many years. “We recognize individuals in our county party who have worked tirelessly in the pursuit of Democratic values in the spirit of Alice Cicenia,” says DCDP Chair Richard Hayes.

“Both of this year’s honorees have long shared and committed to those values here in Dor-chester County.” The honor’s namesake was a respected com-munity activist who worked with the Democ-ratic Party on county, state and national levels. A “Trailblazer Award” also bestowed that eve-ning went to former county party chairman Steven J. Yeomans (2008-2010).

Miller and Davis receive

Distinguished Service Awards

Above (L-R): Dr. David Rison and Rev. Dr. John Miller Below (L-R): Dr. Kenneth Jenkins, Willie Davis and Joyce Davis (photos by John Kauth)

Kimpson Saves

the Senate Seat

Wondering why you’re getting

this October edition on the morn-

ing of October 2?

Well, we were waiting for the

results from yesterday’s special

election.

Democrat Marlon Kimpson was

elected in this race to fill state

Senate Dist. 42, which includes

the Patriot precinct in our Dor-

chester County.

An attorney and former chair of

the state election commission,

Kimpson promises to fight for

healthcare, public education and

jobs.

He takes the seat from former

senator Robert Ford, who re-

signed earlier this year.

Republicans still make up the

majority in the state senate,

though, holding 27 of the 46

seats.

Kimpson speaking at the recent Cicenia Dinner (photo by John Kauth)

Kimpson/Democrat—80 % Shuman/GOP—19 % Thornton/Libertarian—1 %

Cicenia Dinner a Big Success—page 2

Vote No on Nov. 5—page 3 How ACA is Helping SC—page 5 Dorchester Democrats March on

Washington—page 7 ILA Offers Thanks—page 7

November Highway Cleanup—page 8

Blue Jamboree—page 8 Biden at the Port of Charles-

ton—page 9 Cicenia Dinner Pics—pages 10-11 Calendar of Events—page 12

INCLUDED IN THIS ISSUE

By Richard Hayes, Party Chair On September 28th Dorchester County held its Annual Dinner, now known as the Alice and Bert Cicenia Dinner. The Key-note Speaker was State Sen. Vincent She-heen, who is running for governor of South Carolina in the critical election of November 2014. Our First Vice Chair and head of the Din-ner Committee, Ethel Campbell, gave us an evening to remember. It was a great kickoff for the campaign of 2014, when we get to vote and elect Democrats to key state offices including the Governorship, U.S. Congressional seats, State Represen-tatives, and Dorchester County Council members.

An All-Star cast of our representatives were in attendance, including: Senators John Matthews and Vincent Sheheen, State Representatives Patsy Knight, David Mack, and Seth Whipper; County Council-man Willie Davis, Summerville City Coun-cilman Aaron Brown, Harleyville City Councilman Kenneth Weatherspoon, School Board representatives Fran Town-send (DD2) and Dr. Kenneth Jenkins (DD4), and the Executive Director of the state Democratic Party, Amanda Loveday. Also in attendance was Marlon Kimpson, who by the time you read this article should have won the Senate Seat in District 42! Former party chair Steve Yeomans was awarded the “Trailblazer Award” for his leadership during his tenure as Party

Chair. Councilman Willie Davis and Rever-end Dr. John Miller were awarded the prestigious Alice J. Cicenia Distinguished Service Award; together they have sup-ported our County Party for over 50 years! The highlight of the evening was Sen. She-heen’s rousing keynote speech, urging us to support him for governor in 2014, as Nikki Haley has continued to fail on all key state issues, including public education, infrastructure, jobs and ethics reforms. The need has never been greater to elect a Democrat as our next governor. Dorchester County Democrats have pledged to strongly support and work for Victory in 2014!

Cicenia Dinner a Major Success! 2014 off to a great start

Sen. Sheheen gave a robust address, and Southern Ladies Catering served up a ro-bust dinner.

See more pictures from our annual dinner, provided by photographer John Kauth,

on pages 10 and 11.

Vote NO on

November 5! A proposed resolution wants to tax the poor

and give tax credits to the rich.

By Richard Hayes, Party Chair Dorchester County Council has ordered that a referendum be held on November 5 on a proposal for lowering taxes on particu-lar properties and raising sales tax by one percent on most retail purchases in our county. The Dorchester County Democratic Party is AGAINST this re-gressive proposal, and we encourage everyone to vote NO! Here’s what’s wrong with this pro-posal for a Local-Option Sales Tax (LOST):

REVERSE ROBIN HOOD EFFECT It would raise NET ADDITIONAL TAXES of $2,548,150 annually. By adding a one-percent tax to purchases of food and other necessities, LOST would transfer part of the real estate tax burden from Dorchester County residents who own property to those who do not own property, including the poor, who can least afford additional taxes. LOST is a regressive tax that dis-proportionately hurts the poor and middle class while benefit-ting those rich enough to own a lot of property.

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT HURT BY LOST Dorchester County has a competitive advantage by having a lower sales tax (7%) than that of Berkeley (8%) and Charleston (8.5%) Counties. Raising Dorchester County’s sales tax would cause less spendable income, which would result in less spend-ing and less economic growth. The beneficiaries of this referendum would be owners of com-

mercial real estate, rental homes, boats and other six- or 10-percent assessed properties; In other words, those rich enough to own those properties would benefit the most. Those who do not own property, however, would pay the sales tax but get no property tax relief; and those who do not own

property having high values or as-sessed at six- or 10-percent – mean-ing most Dorchester County resi-dents – would have a net loss by pay-ing a new one-percent sales tax.

Proponents of the new the sales tax claim that lower property taxes would result in more invest-ment and jobs. However, those

alleged benefits would be more than offset by the net tax increase imposed by the new one-percent sales tax. It will only result in lower discretionary income, which would cause less spending, which would result in fewer jobs and less business in Dorchester County. This is a REGRESSIVE TAX that benefits the rich at the expense of the middle class and poor! The Dorchester County Democratic Party is against this regres-sive tax initiative, and we encourage everyone to vote NO to the proposal on November 5.

How the proposal will read on November 5’s ballots

“Must a one percent sales and use tax be lev-

ied in the County for the purpose of allowing

a credit against a taxpayer’s county and mu-

nicipal ad valorem tax liability and for the

purpose of funding county and municipal

operations in the County area?”

A Moral Message to the Republicans Who Proposed this Regressive Tax

“Behold, this was the guilt of your sister Sodom: she and her daughters had pride,

excess of food, and prosperous ease, but did not aid the poor and needy.

They were haughty and did an abomination before me, so I removed them when I saw it.”

Ezekiel 16:49-50

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How the Health Care Law is

Making a Difference

for the People of South Carolina

This article comes directly from the website of the U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services

Because of the Affordable Care Act, the 82% of South Carolinians who have insurance have more choices and stronger coverage than ever before. And for the 18% of South Carolinians who don’t have insurance, or South Carolina families and small businesses who buy their coverage but aren’t happy with it, a new day is just around the corner. Soon, the new online Health Insurance Market-place will provide families and small businesses who currently don’t have insurance, or are looking for a better deal, a new way to find health coverage that fits their needs and their budgets. Open enrollment in the Marketplace starts Oct 1, with coverage starting as soon as Jan 1, 2014. But South Carolina families and small business can visit HealthCare.gov right now to find the information they need prepare for open enrollment. The health care law is already providing better options, better value, better health and a stronger Medicare program to the people of South Carolina by: Better Options The Health Insurance Marketplace Beginning Oct 1, the Health Insurance Market-place will make it easy for South Carolinians to compare qualified health plans, get answers to questions, find out if they are eligible for lower costs for private insurance or health programs like Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insur-ance Program (CHIP), and enroll in health cov-erage. By the Numbers: Uninsured South Carolinians who are eligible for coverage through the Mar-ketplace.

726,847 (18%) are uninsured and eligible

503,392 (69%) have a full-time worker in the family

270,941 (37%) are 19-34 years old

393,263 (54%) are White

262,618 (36%) are African American

43,248 (6%) are Latino/Hispanic

9,841 (1%) are Asian American or Pacific Islander

391,566 (54%) are male

684,991 (94%) of South Carolina’s uninsured and eligible population may qualify for either tax credits to purchase coverage in the Market-place or for Medicaid if South Carolina takes advantage of the new opportunity to expand Medicaid coverage under the Affordable Care Act. South Carolina has received $1,000,000 in grants for research, planning, information technology development, and implementation of its Health Insurance Marketplace. New coverage options for young adults Under the health care law, if your plan covers children, you can now add or keep your chil-dren on your health insurance policy until they turn 26 years old. Thanks to this provision, over 3 million young people who would other-wise have been uninsured have gained cover-age nationwide, including 50,000 young adults in South Carolina. Ending discrimination for pre-existing condi-tions As many as 1,991,315 non-elderly South Caro-linians have some type of pre-existing health condition, including 256,208 children. Today, insurers can no longer deny coverage to chil-dren because of a pre-existing condition, like asthma or diabetes, under the health care law. And beginning in 2014, health insurers will no longer be able to charge more or deny cover-age to anyone because of a pre-existing condi-tion. The health care law also established a temporary health insurance program for indi-viduals who were denied health insurance coverage because of a pre-existing condi-tion. 2,071 South Carolinians with pre-existing conditions have gained coverage through the Pre-Existing Condition Insurance Plan since the program began. Better Value Providing better value for your premium dol-lar through the 80/20 Rule Health insurance companies now have to spend at least 80 cents of your premium dollar on health care or improvements to care, or provide you a refund. This means that 119,448 South Carolina residents with private insurance coverage will benefit from $6,169,507 in re-funds from insurance companies this year, for an average refund of $70 per family covered by a policy.

Scrutinizing unreasonable premium increases In every State and for the first time under Fed-eral law, insurance companies are required to publicly justify their actions if they want to raise rates by 10 percent or more. South Caro-lina has received $1,000,000 under the new law to help fight unreasonable premium in-creases. Removing lifetime limits on health benefits The law bans insurance companies from im-posing lifetime dollar limits on health benefits – freeing cancer patients and individuals suffer-ing from other chronic diseases from having to worry about going without treatment because of their lifetime limits. Already, 1,458,000 peo-ple in South Carolina, including 566,000 women and 397,000 children, are free from worrying about lifetime limits on coverage. The law also restricts the use of annual limits and bans them completely in 2014. Better Health Covering preventive services with no deducti-ble or co-pay The health care law requires many insurance plans to provide coverage without cost sharing to enrollees for a variety of preventive health services, such as colonoscopy screening for colon cancer, Pap smears and mammograms for women, well-child visits, and flu shots for all children and adults. In 2011 and 2012, 71 million Americans with private health insurance gained preventive service coverage with no cost-sharing, includ-ing 980,000 in South Carolina. And for policies renewing on or after August 1, 2012, women can now get coverage without cost-sharing of even more preventive services they need. Approximately 47 million women, in-cluding 649,693 in South Carolina will now have guaranteed access to additional preven-tive services without cost-sharing.

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Increasing support for community health cen-ters The health care law increases the funding avail-able to community health centers nationwide. In South Carolina, 21 health centers operate 176 sites, providing preventive and primary health care services to 326,829 people. Health Center grantees in South Carolina have re-ceived $64,346,762 under the health care law to support ongoing health center operations and to establish new health center sites, ex-pand services, and/or support major capital improvement projects. Community Health Centers in all 50 states have also received a total of $150 mil-lion in federal grants to help enroll uninsured Americans in the Health Insurance Market-place, including $2,384,833 awarded to South Carolina health centers. With these funds, South Carolina health centers expect to hire 45 additional workers, who will assist 41,050 South Carolinians with enrollment into afford-able health insurance coverage. Investing in the primary care workforce As a result of historic investments through the health care law and the Recovery Act, the num-bers of clinicians in the National Health Service Corps are at all-time highs with nearly 10,000 Corps clinicians providing care to more than 10.4 million people who live in rural, urban, and frontier communities. The National Health Service Corps repays educational loans and provides scholarships to primary care physi-cians, dentists, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, behavioral health providers, and other primary care providers who practice in areas of the country that have too few health care professionals to serve the people who live there. As of September 30, 2012, there were 131 Corps clinicians providing primary care services in South Carolina, compared to 54 in 2008.

Preventing illness and pro-moting health As of March 2012, South Carolina had received $18,000,000 in grants from the Prevention and Public Health Fund created by the health care law. This new fund was created to sup-port effective policies in South Carolina, its commu-nities, and nationwide so that all Americans can lead longer, more productive lives. A Stronger Medicare Pro-gram Making prescription drugs affordable for seniors In South Carolina, people with Medicare saved nearly $100 million on prescrip-tion drugs because of the Affordable Care Act. In 2012 alone, 52,686 individuals in South Carolina saved over $36 million, or an average of $677 per beneficiary. In 2012, people with Medicare in the “donut hole” received a 50 percent discount on covered brand name drugs and 14 percent discount on generic drugs. And thanks to the health care law, coverage for both brand name and generic drugs will con-tinue to increase over time until the coverage gap is closed. Nationally, over 6.6 million peo-ple with Medicare have saved over $7 billion on drugs since the law’s enactment. Covering preventive services with no deducti-ble or co-pay With no deductibles or co-pays, cost is no longer a barrier for seniors and people with disabilities who want to stay healthy by detect-ing and treating health problems early. In 2012 alone, an estimated 34.1 million people bene-

fited from Medicare’s coverage of preventive services with no cost-sharing. In South Caro-lina, 523,349 individuals with traditional Medi-care used one or more free preventive service in 2012. Protecting Medicare’s solvency The health care law extends the life of the Medicare Trust Fund by ten years. From 2010 to 2012, Medicare spending per beneficiary grew at 1.7 percent annually, substantially more slowly than the per capita rate of growth in the economy. And the health care law helps stop fraud with tougher screening procedures, stronger penalties, and new technology. Over the last four years, the administration’s fraud enforcement efforts have recovered $14.9 billion from fraudsters. For every dollar spent on health care-related fraud and abuse activi-ties in the last three years the administration has returned $7.90.

How the Health Care Law is Making a Difference for the People of South Carolina (continued from page 5)

Dear Dorchester Democrats: On behalf of the Charleston organizing committee of the 50th Anniversary Commemoration of the March on Washington, I want to thank you for your recent support of the Charleston delegation. More than 150 local people boarded three buses Friday, August 23rd at the ILA hall, attended Satur-day’s eight hour program at the Lincoln Memorial, and marched to the King Memorial site before re-turning to Charleston early Sunday morning. It was an experience that none of us will soon forget. It was especially heartening to have both older travelers on board who had been in attendance in 1963, as well as very young people who will be back in 2063. Your support made this possible and it was deeply appreciated. For the organizing committee, Leonard Riley, Jr.

Special Thanks from the Longshoremen for Our Support

At its August meeting, the DCDP Executive Committee voted to contribute $250 to aid a civil rights project of the Inter-

national Association of Longshoremen’s Local 1422. The union rented buses to bring citizens of this region (mostly low-

income folks) to Washington, D.C. on the anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King’s March on Washington. We received

this thank you letter shortly after their return.

Dorchester Democrats

Make the March! August 28 was the 50th Anni-versary of Dr. Martin Luther King’s historic “March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom,” and some from our county party attended the celebration in Washing-ton, D.C. on the weekend prior. In this photo, that’s DCDP’s 1st Vice Chair Ethel D. Camp-bell on the right with her daughter Denise and grand-son Kenneth. “What a moment!” Ethel says. On that day in 1963, King gave his inspiring “I Have a Dream” speech, calling for racial harmony, civil rights, and fair employment oppor-tunities.

Shut down? Oh, shut up, Republicans!

Highway Cleanup on Sat., Nov. 2

It’s that time again! We’ll be clean-ing up the two-mile stretch of Dor-chester Road that our county party sponsors. Meet us at the corner of Dorches-ter and Bacons Bridge (in the CVS parking lot) for 9 a.m. on Nov. 2. The cool weather that morning will allows us to have a cool and quick cleanup! Of course, we’ll all gather in the nearby coffee shop/bakery right near CVS when we’re finished.

Blue Jamboree on Sat., Oct. 26

The West Ashley Demo-

crats will celebrate their

third annual Blue Jambo-

ree event this month.

On Sat., Oct. 26, please

join them at the Jenkins

Institute for Children

(3923 Azalea Dr. in North

Charleston).

You can RSVP on the group’s Facebook page for the event

(https://www.facebook.com/events/139885012869360/ ).

Get out and mingle with our Democrat cousins in Charles-

ton!

At 12:01 a.m., the House Republicans “shut down” our government by voting against any budget resolution. And without a budget resolution that would approve regular expenses, many facets of the federal government can’t operate. So why, exactly, did the House Republicans do this? Because many key elements of the Affordable Care Act also started on this same day. That’s right—they say they won’t approve any budget extension unless Obamacare gets defunded. In other words, they’re holding the country hostage until their silly demands are met. But here’s a very interesting fact about Obamacare: it still went into effect today. It and other programs, like Social Security and Medicare, are operating even though the GOP tried this “shut down.” Even more hypocritical, failure to pass the budget resolution costs the country even more money—about $20 million every day that the “shut down” remains in effect.

Vice President Joe Biden promoted needed improvements at the Port of Charleston from its Columbus St. Terminal on the early afternoon of Monday, Sept. 16. About 240 from the Charleston region attended the event by invitation from the White House. The Port of Charleston and other U.S. ports need to accommo-date newer freight vessels that can carry up to three times the cargo of ordinary freighters, Biden said. Being dredged to a depth of 50 feet will allow the Port of Charleston at all times to accommodate these high-cargo ves-sels, which are expected to increase in trade use following ex-pansion of the Panama Canal, scheduled for completion in 2014. The port is currently of a 45-foot depth, and can only accommo-date “post-Panamax” vessels at high tide. The project is still a candidate for federal funding; if realized, the dredging could be completed by 2019. Shipments to the Port of Charleston could double by 2025, Biden said, and double again in 2040, if the dredging is done. “Continuing investment here in Charleston is a big win for every-body.” Rep. Jim Clyburn said the project is a must for the local econ-omy. “Failure to … dredge the Port of Charleston would be a failure of enterprise,” Clyburn said. Political division in Washington, D.C. leaves funding at a stand-still currently.

Last year the state legislature set aside $300 million to cover

most, if not all, of the dredging cost, should the federal govern-ment fail to provide funding.

Improvements to Charleston’s and other ports would have im-pact on many industries, too, said Biden, and even aid trade bal-ance.

“Manufacturing is coming back,” he said, crediting the growth to corporations’ recognition that “American workers are three times more productive than Chinese workers.”

That industry trend could be seen locally, as well, the vice presi-dent said. “South Carolina has the finest technical education system in the world,” Biden stated, implying that improvements to the Port of Charleston could attract more businesses to the area that require skilled labor. “It’s all about jobs.”

Biden at the Port:

‘It’s all about jobs’

Clockwise from top-left: Sen. John Matthews and Councilman Willie Davis mingle before the dinner; Diane Urig and Dorothy Brown work the registration table; Sen. Sheheen gives Debbie Mortellaro a signed copy of his book; Dorchester Democratic Women chair Margaret Goodwine speaks to the crowd; Rep. David Mack III greets his constituents; Jedidiah Ayvior provided spirited song that night; Mike Linehan, Rep. Patsy Knight and Ethel Campbell enjoy the evening.

Clockwise from top-left: Now, that’s a tie, Willie Davis!; appetizers were served during cocktail hour; Chairman Richard Hayes welcomes everyone to the dinner; U.S. senate candi-date Jay Stamper speaks; State Sen. Marlon Kimpson addresses the crowd just three nights be-fore winning the election.

Calendar of Events

October

October 1 Special Election for State Senate 42

7 a.m. to 7 p.m. at Patriots Precinct (North Charleston)

October 5 Voter Registration Cut-off

Last day to register to vote in order to participate in the November 5 elections. Visit this site (http://

dorchestervotes.org/register-to-vote/ ) to register.

October 14 Executive Committee Meeting

7 p.m. at the County Code Building 500 N Main St in Summerville

(Directly behind the County Council Building when you enter the parking lot from N Cedar)

October 19 Monthly Breakfast Meeting

9 a.m. at Ryan’s, 1314 N Main St. in Summerville You can pay the $10 for breakfast buffet and coffee in

the front room where our meeting is held.

October 26 Blue Jamboree

Jenkins Institute for Children 3923 Azalea Dr. in North Charleston

Join the West Ashley Democrats for their celebration!

October 31 Trick or treat!

November November 2

Highway Cleanup 9 a.m.—meet us in the CVS parking lot at the corner

of Dorchester and Bacon’s Bridge Roads.

November 5 Election Day

7 a.m. to 7 p.m. at your local precinct. Municipal races will be held in Summerville and

Harleyville, and election on a tax proposal will be held at all precincts in the county, too.

November 11

Executive Committee Meeting 7 p.m. at the County Code Building

500 N Main St in Summerville

November 16 Monthly Breakfast Meeting

9 a.m. at Ryan’s, 1314 N Main St. in Summerville You can pay the $10 for breakfast buffet and coffee in

the front room where our meeting is held.

November 28 Happy Thanksgiving!

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