Greenwood County Democratic Party

GWCDP Chair Bill Kimler finishes off the review started last month about several key Supreme Court rulings that affect us. This month he covers the two rulings that affect LGBTQIA+ rights against discrimination and President Biden’s authority to cancel some student debt.

Barrett Gruber and Zac King from The All About Nothing Podcast visits our Breakfast meeting and records an episode with GWCDP Chair Bill Kimler, 1st Vice Chair Jumelle Brooks, and SCDP 3rd Vice Chair, Michelle Brandt.

They cover a large range of topics from political interviews to Dungeons and Dragons. You will not want to miss this history-making episode!

Michelle Brandt travelled from Charleston to visit with us. She spoke about her political history, her campaign last year for SC State House, and mobilizing county 3rd Vice Chairs to mobilize the younger voters.

GWCDP Chair Bill Kimler provides updates on the following:

• New handouts that are available
• 1619 Project group watch
• Candidate Recruitment Committee
• SCDP Project Roadmap
• Carnell Drummond Mays banquet

We discuss the recent ruling of the Supreme Court that ended Affirmative Action.

We review the recent SCOTUS rulings against gerrymandering practices in Alabama, Louisiana and North Carolina and the potential implication for South Carolina’s case that will be heard in October.

Before going into a deep dive on some of the decisions rendered by the Supreme Court in the past month, GWCDP Chairman Bill Kimler walks us through a bit of history on the makeup of this Court, the shady circumstances of the three Trump appointments and the ethics scandals that are plaguing the conservative jurists.