A Local Citizen Shares His Personal Voting Recommendations

Mark Lutz, a very active resident of Mount Pleasant, former Republican primary candidate for Congress who’s personally known to many citizens in the Low Country, penned his personal recommendations for consideration as we prepare to vote on November 6. I’m happy that Mark consented to allowing me to post it here.

As he suggests, please share this link with your friends and family….especially with those that claim to be undecided and might need a nudge in the “right” direction.  You might well help them decide to vote with us! Thanks, Mark!

Friends,

It has been said that our country is at a crossroads.  Unfortunately, we have already gone through the intersection.  Our debt is $16 trillion and growing by more than $1 trillion per year.  Our entitlement programs are on fiscally unsustainable paths.  Our welfare programs are adding millions of people to their roles every year.  Our education system continues to deteriorate.  Our healthcare costs and college tuitions continue to skyrocket.  Trillions of dollars of capital has gone on strike.  Our economy can barely eke out any growth at all.  And the list goes on.  However……..we are Americans!   We can still turn things around.

Three steps are required.  First and foremost, make Barack Obama a one-term president.  Second, remove Harry Reid from the leadership of the US Senate.  And third, we must continue to work tirelessly in 2013 and beyond to force the Washington politicians to reduce the size and scope of the federal government and to learn to treat our money as if it was their own.   I hope you’ll join me in doing the following:

1. US President — Vote for Mitt Romney!

2. US Senate — Encourage all of your family and friends to vote for the Republican candidates in all of the US Senate races, i.e. Arizona, Ohio, Florida, Virginia, Nebraska, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, North Dakota, New Mexico, Nevada, Montana, etc.   And if you don’t know anyone in those states, consider donating to www.senateconservatives.com.

3. US Congress — Vote for my friend Tim Scott.  He has led our outstanding freshman class of SC congressmen and will do wonders for our country once we can remove Harry Reid from his Senate post.

4. Charleston County School Board.  Everyone in Charleston County can vote for any School Board candidate in any area.  The below four candidates understand education strategy, the value of teachers, school choice, charter schools, fiscal responsibility, and Board decorum.  We have a fabulous opportunity to finally shift the balance of power on the School Board and elect people that understand that simply throwing more money at a problem is rarely the best answer.  I also encourage you to vote for only these four candidates.  This will help increase the odds that each of them will win.

* In the Consolidated School Board West Ashley, vote for and re-elect Brian Thomas.

* In the Consolidated School Board City of Charleston, write in, vote for, and re-elect Todd Garrett.  (SPECIAL NOTE: You must write-in Todd’s name by tapping “Write-In” and then typing TODD GARRETT on the keyboard.)

* In the Consolidated School Board North Area, vote for Tom Ducker.

* In the Consolidated School Board West Ashley Unexpired Term (Chris Fraser seat), write in and vote for new candidate Steve Rapchick.  (Again, SPECIAL NOTE: You must write-in Steve’s name by tapping “Write-In” and then typing STEVE RAPCHICK on the keyboard.)  Steve has answered the call to give voters a choice for this seat.  Unfortunately Mr. Fraser has presided over the current Board and must thus be held accountable for its dysfunction.

(WRITE IN CANDIDATES’ NAMES MUST BE SPELLED CORRECTLY TO COUNT.)

To help with the process, here is a link showing one of the local ballots.  It’s from Mt Pleasant but the Charleston County Consolidated School Board sections will be the same everywhere.  http://www.charlestoncounty.org/departments/bevr/general/General%20Election%20-%20Ballot%20Style%2036%20English.pdf

Thanks for all that you are doing to help restore the principles, values, growth, prosperity, and yes……hope!……for ourselves, our children, and their children.  And if you agree, PLEASE FORWARD THIS EMAIL to your friends and family and encourage them to do the same too.

Here’s looking forward to a very happy November 6th!

Mark Lutz

Mt. Pleasant, SC