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
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 districts with 50 members districts with 46 members districts with 46 members single member districts
1974 Home 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 % urban vs. 83% rural % urban vs. 52% rural % urban vs. 40% rural Future - Will continue to trend urban
Trends Drive Senate Changes NumbersDems.Reps ??
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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