The Plantation Mentality

The Lord Proprietors

8 Lord Proprietors

The Seeds of South Carolina

The Plantation Roots

Plantations Are Granted

Plantation Life

Autocratic Control

From Plantations to Parishes

From Parishes to Counties

1966 -1967 Proportional Representation

• Political districts must have equal populations• One powerful senator per county is ended• Multi-county multi-senate districts created• Beginning of single members district• All powerful senator replaced by delegations• Counties still controlled by legislature during

local legislation days

Senate Single Member Districts

• 1966 27 districts with 50 members• 1967 20 districts with 46 members• 1972 16 districts with 46 members• 1984 46 single member districts

1974Home Rule Passes

• County Delegations cede power to County Councils and lose local control

• County supply bills end• County Councils begin to appropriate funds

and budget and manage counties• The real fight was among utilities over

franchise areas

Urban vs. Rural Population

• 1920 - 17% urban vs. 83% rural• 1970 - 48% urban vs. 52% rural• 2012 - 60% urban vs. 40% rural• Future - Will continue to trend urban

Trends Drive Senate Changes

• Numbers Dems. Reps.• 1972 43 3• 1980 39 5• 1988 35 11• 1996 25 21• 2000 22 24• 2004 20 26• 2008 19 27• 2012 ? ?

Trends Drive House Changes• Numbers Dems. Reps.• 1972 107 17• 1980 110 14• 1988 94 30• 1994 72 52• 1996 54 70• 2004 50 74• 2011 48 76• 2012 ? ?

Congressional Trends• Numbers Dems. Reps.• 1972 5 3• 1992 4 4• 2004 2 6• 2011 1 8• 2012 ? ?

Senate Dynamics are Evolving• 6 senators to retire• 4 key leaders

– Dick Elliott– Greg Ryberg– John Land– Phil Leventis

• Three power bases within Senate– Mainstream Republicans– Libertarian leaning Republicans– Democrats

• Key Senators under attack– Setzler, Martin, Hayes and Knotts

House Dynamics are Evolving

• 15 house members retire– Boyd Brown– Jim Battle– Judiciary Chairman Jim Harrison

• House Republican caucus in charge– Mainstream Republicans and Libertarian leaning– Democrats have been relegated to observers

What Implications Does This Have on the Forestry Industry

Two Parallel Case Studies

• SC Mining Industry• Early 1980’s• Mines being zoned out

of business• Focused message on

cheap cost of building roads due to abundance of building materials

• Message focused on relevance of value

• SC Agri-business• Mid 2000’s• Regulations tighten right

to farm• Passage of Right to Farm• Based on rural economic

impact and availability of fresh healthy food in urban areas

Possible Outcomes• Greater regulatory relief• Passage of positive legislation• Economic development incentives• Additional funding for forestry marketing

Potential Messaging Strategies

• Make forestry industry more relevant to urban consumers/urban legislators– Focus on products that are used everyday as a value added

product of the forestry industry• Building products• Paper products• Green and sustainable products

– Focus on the alternative and its cost– Focus on rural economic impact

• Natural Resources• Value-added processors

– Expand your coalition of influencers

Messaging Examples