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Tom Rice hasn’t lived up to billing

U.S. Rep. Tom Rice leads a town hall style meeting at Boulineau's in Cherry Grove Beach in 2014.
U.S. Rep. Tom Rice leads a town hall style meeting at Boulineau's in Cherry Grove Beach in 2014. jblackmon@thesunnews.com

I am disappointed in our Congressman, Tom Rice, for his recent support for the massive spending bill which I consider a seditious betrayal of American citizens.

Article IV of our Constitution charges Congress with protecting us from foreign invasion, not to finance executive amnesty, sanctuary cities, settlement, and release of criminal aliens to prey upon Americans.

Title 8, subsection 1324, makes it a crime to aid and abet illegal aliens. Tom Rice and President Obama are in apparent violation of federal laws, along with violating the oath of office and Articles IV and Amendment X of our Constitution.

I was a supporter of Tom Rice when he launched his campaign, but like others before him, when he got to Babylon on the Potomac, he soon bowed to his masters instead of being a statesman for our district. Are there any challengers out there willing to actually honor the oath of office who will challenge Tom Rice in the next primary so I can get some representation in Congress?

Earl H. Conrad, Myrtle Beach

This story was originally published December 31, 2015 at 5:28 PM with the headline "Tom Rice hasn’t lived up to billing."

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