Because South Carolina’s “fiscally-conservative” governor has no shame, the state that he purports to lead remains hopelessly mired in a sad, pathetic soap opera that’s about to enter its sixth month.
While the governor prepares to “celebrate” an awkward holiday season alone in a big, empty mansion, a committee of seven lawmakers is investigating thirty-seven alleged [...]
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SC House Panel Opens Impeachment Process
The S.C. House of Representatives formally opened hearings Tuesday into whether or not disgraced S.C. Gov. Mark Sanford should be impeached.
A House Judiciary subcommittee met for almost an hour on the subject, a mostly perfunctory hearing during which lawmakers sparred over whether Sanford’s five-day absence from the state in June – and subsequent misleading of [...]
“Impeachment Deck” Stacked In Sanford’s Favor
S.C. Gov. Mark Sanford will find a receptive audience of state lawmakers when a resolution calling for his impeachment is heard before a House subcommittee on Tuesday afternoon, sources tell FITS.
The governor – who is facing a separate 37-count ethics complaint – enjoys the support of a majority of the committee members, which will take [...]
Sanford Confidential: Coming Soon
The S.C. Supreme Court is likely to rule this week on whether a preliminary report by the State Ethics Commission into the administration of embattled Gov. Mark Sanford will become available to the public – and more importantly to the lawmakers who could act as his prosecutors and judges in impeachment proceedings.
The Commission says that [...]
GOP Leaders: Sanford Impeachment Imminent
Impeachment proceedings against S.C. Gov. Mark Sanford will take place this year – perhaps as soon as next month – unless the embattled chief executive resigns his office first, two prominent Republican legislative leaders told FITS Wednesday afternoon.
“This circus must end,” one of the lawmakers said. “And it will end.”
Sanford has adamantly resisted a growing [...]
The House Resignation Letter: Who Signed And Who Didn’t?
Sixty of seventy-two members of the S.C. House Republican Caucus sent a letter to Gov. Mark Sanford on Wednesday calling on him to resign his office.
The drumbeat against Sanford has grown louder in recent weeks due to revelations that have followed his disclosure of an affair with Argentine lover Maria Belen Chapur earlier this summer.
So [...]
