Sanford Moves To Toss State “Stimulus” Case
Attorneys for S.C. Gov. Mark Sanford have asked that a state “stimulus” lawsuit filed by educrats be folded into a pending federal case given the speed with which the S.C. Supreme Court has moved to take up the case.
What’s at stake? Hundred of millions of dollars that lawmakers have already appropriated in the state’s $20.6 billion budget – money that Sanford wants to use to pay down debt, instead.
Clearly, the suit filed in state court by the S.C. Association of School Administrators has been “hot-wired,” and the governor wants the case moved to federal court before Chief Justice Jean Toal can hand-deliver this pot of roughly $700 million over to her cronies in the legislature.
“It’s sick the little wink-wink that’s going on between (Senate President Glenn) McConnell and Toal,” one S.C. Senator told FITS. “It’s like they settled this months ago over drinks. The SCASA suit was decided before it was even filed, before it even had a petitioner or counsel.”
Sanford filed his suit last week after lawmakers overrode his vetoes of “stimulus” money.
Comments
By me on May 26th, 2009 at 8:51 pm
disgusting. When will the corruption in this state be dealt with?
By For real on May 26th, 2009 at 9:19 pm
Still can’t grasp the 10th amendment caucus (your likely SC Senator) and the Governor now WANT the Federal Court to intervene….they don’t like the feds, except when they think they may can help them…
By Fits Lies on May 26th, 2009 at 9:56 pm
Only one word can possibly be used related to our govenor….Impeachment.
By Liberty for me on May 26th, 2009 at 10:00 pm
We need to get this through and balance the budget with the 700 million.Then after a few cuts we can give big tax incentives to get some companies into the state to get some jobs growth.How about we sell some of the state owned golf courses and the maintance costs for that..DUH???Oh I forgot..Then there will be empty schools and criminals running in the streets.blah blah…You people are so simple minded .Why cant follow basic math and commom sense? and you always fall back to the scare tactics that have no basis.
By earth calling marshall on May 26th, 2009 at 10:03 pm
so now we know what this guy does all day…. figure out how to tangle things up even worse in the palmetto state. mr. member of the lucky sperm club, mr. trust fund baby, mr. moonbeam. this guy is a bad joke. it’s not funny. wait until it goes to court and the networks come on down and get a sound bite with the lisper in chief.
what a pathetic state of affairs. what an azz backwards state. i can hear the cheers now, “thank god for mississippi.”
By PB on May 27th, 2009 at 4:03 am
disgusting. When will the corruption in this state be dealt with?
By liz on May 27th, 2009 at 7:26 am
FITS, Could you please find out who the Governor wants to cut a check to?
By don't tase me bro! on May 27th, 2009 at 1:20 pm
tell you what, if sanford resigns TODAY to run for president, i’ll contribute to his campaign fund! hell, i’ll even pay for his gas to washington if it will get him out of the state!
By CNSYD on May 27th, 2009 at 4:31 pm
The $700 million is just the amount of money Sanford saved the taxpayers when he slept in his office in Washington. Yeah right! What a phony.
By Zeke on May 27th, 2009 at 6:08 pm
This is not the first time the Democratic Queen and the Rupublican Confederate General have cut a sweet deal together. Remember the threats to take the Hunley financing bills to the Supremes that suddenly vanished? John Monk’s story? And the General is chairman of Senate Judiciary Committee. Wonder why the investigations into the Judicial Branch have not gone anywhere? “You keep your Hunley money and I keep my kingdom as I want it….”