Columnist: 'Nanny Stater' Councilman Still Conservative

Brian Hicks wrote a column this weekend that said that while some might call Dorchester County Councilman Larry Hargett a "Nanny Stater," he's still a true conservative and he "represents the silent majority."

Hargett's most recent proposal seeks to limit the number of dogs that can live on a residential lot in the county. Hargett proposed some of the most contentious — and failed — ordinances on council in the last year. Those ordinances include an ordinance to prevent the firing of weapons near high-residential areas, and an ordinance limiting noise. 

Hicks wrote:

Hargett is far from a Big Government guy — he’s a conservative Republican in a county full of them. But he realizes something that a lot of other people don’t, or choose to ignore.

And that is, your rights end when they intrude on someone else’s.

Click here to read the full opinion piece at the Post and Courier (subscription required).