UPDATE 2/26/2019 - The so-called Freedom Action Network (FAN) of South Carolina refused to publish my submitted post on their Facebook page warning South Carolinians that a time limit has been placed on wills. Maybe FAN has bosses in the South Carolina legislature that won't allow 'em to spread the word.
Ain't it a cryin' dirty shame when a self-serving little jerk like Nikki Setzler - a sell-out to his own selfish interests and those of crooked corporations like SCE&G and SCANA - can attend church a few times and wind up running "unopposed"? Any well-informed person with a brain is opposed to Setzler. Trouble is, the electoral system doesn't function for anyone but political whores, in bed with crooked corporations, and/or looking out for their own selfish interests. Nikki Setzler epitomizes what's wrong in American politics. He's a con artist par excellence, and his success in politics is attributable only to the utter, mind-numbing stupidity of the South Carolina public.
Don't be fooled: It's not that Setzler has done such a great job of serving the public that he ran "unopposed." The little jerk has been backstabbing South Carolinians for decades - his latest claim to fame being a proud co-sponsor of the bill that ushered in the nuclear power scandal. The crux of his running "unopposed" is likely revealed in a rumor that Lord Nikki - a career politician - has accumulated a campaign war-chest of seven million dollars, enough to buy a slew of slick political ads aimed at a gullible-beyond-belief S.C. public
If voting was what it's cracked up to be, we wouldn't have a pervasively corrupt legislature, the nuclear power scandal, or the probate racket. It all boils down to a South Carolina public, brainwashed by corporate-financed political ads broadcast by presstitute mainstream media such as WIS-10.
Surely I'm not the only one who's noticed that once again we had election time, and not one word was broadcast by local media about the probate racket. Meanwhile, candidates "know better" than to bring the issue up for fear of offending the state's well-entrenched mafia, er I mean legislature, then getting no cooperation from the gang of influential attorneys like Setzler if a candidate gets elected.
It's always a thigh-slappin' hoot when the exceptionally well-paid Ashley Landess and her side-kick Kevin Cohen (or is it the other way around?) berate people for not contacting their elected representatives. This blog documents what happens when anyone dares to ask the little self-serving jerks for help, and it wuzza howling hoot when someone called in to the Kev and Ashley Show saying he contacted his representative and got ignored.
I initially tried the "nice guy" approach with Setzler and got no response until immediately after I picketed in front of his probate-dealing law firm. I wish the guy at least had enough guts to track me down and take a swing at me, but of course that's not the way political whores operate. They prefer to do dirt to people behind people's backs, and if anyone dares to complain, just wear the person down and into submission by delay tactics and stonewalling. Setzler won't even reply to my e-mails, and I'm not about to beg the little jerk to do the right thing. Poor Nikki. This is probably the first time in his sorry political life that anyone has dared to expose his repulsive behavior, put it in proper context, and demand that the little twerp serve the public's interest instead of his own.
I have news for Political Whore Setzler whose contempt for family values is coming through loud and clear: I'm in no bigger rush to settle this matter than he is. In fact, it just does my soul good - kinda has a cleansing effect - to stand in front of a sleazy, probate-dealing law firm and expose not only South Carolina's probate racket, but also the true character of a deceitful, over-rated, self-serving slob like Nikki Setzler. If he had anything even remotely resembling normal sensibilities - if he was anything other than a thick-skulled moron - he'd be ashamed of his behavior toward people who have lost loved ones. Ditto for each and every member of the General Assembly.
This year (2018), a number of unexpected events most certainly delayed my activities in response to the probate racket. Nonetheless, I can assure all concerned that I'm not the least bit deterred in my determination to expose the lack of fundamental fairness in the probate system for South Carolinians who are struggling through the process of bereavement, a process which, by all accounts, poses one of life's most profound challenges. Really, folks: What kind of "human" would secretly connive - in the name of greed - to make such a process even more difficult? Making the probate process more complex and placing time limits on wills, much less keeping the time limits quiet, is not in the public's best interest and everyone - including Political Whore Setzler - knows it. The little creep is just too deceitful to admit it.
If South Carolinians are dumb enough to be made fools of by self-serving slobs like Nikki Setzler, so be it.
Update 11/8/2018 - Directed people to this blog for two hours yesterday, standing in front of the Williams, Stitely, and Brink law firm across from the Lexington probate court. Another GREAT response - MANY thanks to everyone who visited this blog and to those who signaled support.
Update 11/21/2018 - Protested in front of Setzler's law firm yesterday for about 15 minutes.
Update 11/19/2018 - Sent a link to this post to all S.C. legislators.
Update 11/26/2018 - Early afternoon on 11/21/2018, stood at the intersection of Leaphart Rd. and Hwy 1 for an hour directing people to this blog. Superb response, probably a record number of blog visits for an hour's effort and visits continue to increase. Many thanks to all who visited, special thanks to all who signaled support.
Update 12/4/2018 - Yesterday around noon, picketed in front of the Setzler and Scott law firm for 45 minutes. Traffic seems to have increased along Hwy 1, making for very good exposure. Then it was back to the intersection of Leaphart Rd. and Hwy 1 for 45 more minutes. Another great response - thanks to everyone who visited this blog.
Update 12/18/2018 - Yesterday brought another round of picketing - an hour's worth - in front of the Setzler and Scott law firm. Thanks to everyone who visited this blog and to those who signaled support. Paul Craig Roberts has a great 12/16 article, "The Myth of Western Democracy."
Update 2/5/2019 - Protested yesterday for an hour in front of the State House. SUPER response. Many thanks to all who visited this blog and to those who signaled support. Special thanks to those who took time to talk with me.
Update 2/6/2019 - Protested again yesterday for another hour in front of the State House. Another SUPER response, probably the best ever at that location for two hours of protesting. Thanks again to all who signaled support, the MANY who visited this blog, and another round of special thanks to those who took time to talk with me, one of whom, notably enough, was an attorney. He seemed supportive and confirmed that my understanding was correct re legalities of the probate racket.
Update 5/2/2019 - Protested for about 30 minutes yesterday at the State House during the teachers' rally. They were VERY supportive. Thanks to all who visited this blog, special thanks to those who took videos.
What YOU can do:
> Spread the word about the probate/trust racket. Most folks don't find out about the attorney-generated horrors of probate until they are struggling through the bereavement process, and shock value is a key part of the effort to browbeat people into hiring a probate attorney.
> If you need help with non-probate matters, avoid using attorneys who advertise that they specialize in probate. Many attorneys refuse to get involved in the probate racket, and one of them told me with a wink, "It's a 'highly specialized' area of law."
> Refuse to be bullied by the attorney-generated horrors of probate into paying attorneys to set up trusts. Probate is financed with tax dollars, and should be an inexpensive, viable alternative to setting up trusts. Executors (now called Personal Representatives) shouldn't need a law degree to probate an inheritance.
> Cut costs by downloading your own estate documents - especially wills - from the Internet. Paying probate attorneys outlandish fees to "draw up a will" is risky business, because attorney-legislators have a vested interest in nullifying wills.
> Last - and what certainly shouldn't be least (but probably is) - send "your representatives" an email expressing your sentiments about the probate/trust racket.
