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No Impeachment for South Carolina Governor

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Posted on Dec 9, 2009
Mark Sanford
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South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford’s affair with an Argentine may have exacted a personal cost and made him more vulnerable politically, but it looks as if his conduct won’t cost him his job. A panel of his state’s lawmakers have decided his indiscretions don’t merit impeachment.  —KA

ABC News:

Lawmakers were still considering whether to recommend an official reprimand.

Six of the seven panel members said they believed the events surrounding Sanford’s extramarital affair involving an Argentine woman did not rise to a high enough level to warrant his removal from office prior to the end of his second and final term in January 2011.

“We can’t impeach for hypocrisy. We can’t impeach for arrogance. We can’t impeach an officeholder for his lack of leadership skills,” said Rep. James Harrison, the Columbia Republican who headed the panel.

[...] The decision breathes new life into Sanford’s remaining 13 months as governor, though he still faces further legislative votes on the official rebuke. He’s also the subject of a State Ethics Commission hearing on more than three dozen civil charges involving his use of state planes, pricey commercial airlines seats and campaign money.

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By Faith martin, March 17, 2010 at 12:02 pm Link to this comment
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It is a travesty that they cannot or choose to not impeach him.  He left without telling the people.  That seems totally wrong. That should of been enough to impeach him.  And if he used 1 penny to arrive at his illicit affair that should be enough also. Like the governors car taking him to the airport. Somebody made the statement that he was not removed because he was a democrat?  I guess that stems from Clinton.  I do wish they would have impeached Clinton.  Because now any indiscretian goes unpunished.  And that is a sin.

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By Not Always So, December 11, 2009 at 7:09 pm Link to this comment
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But we can impeach for theft of services, ie. using public monies for personal reasons.
If I was say, a custodian in the capital bldg and used a state vehicle to go and get lunch at McDonald’s and was found out, I’d be fired. Get It?

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By purplewolf, December 10, 2009 at 12:27 pm Link to this comment

As the Queen of Hearts would say: OFF WITH HIS HEAD! You decide which one.

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By msgmi, December 10, 2009 at 12:11 pm Link to this comment
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It’s up to the state ethics commission to determine if Stanford illegaly used state funds for his personal benefit. If it finds him culpable, he should be removed from office. Either way, this C-Street member of The Family will be loved for better or worse.

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By mad_world, December 10, 2009 at 6:06 am Link to this comment
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What about leaving your post without indicating your substitute and not letting
anyone know where you are?

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By Arm, December 10, 2009 at 2:16 am Link to this comment
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As usual a politician get away with incompetence.  They can do no wrong.  All of them are corrupt and cheaters.  We vote them into office and they piss on us.
We need to vote them out of office.  Shame on them.  They also gave themselves a raise, whereas we received no raise of our Social Security.

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By ChaoticGood, December 9, 2009 at 3:40 pm Link to this comment

Unbelievable!

“We can’t impeach for hypocrisy. We can’t impeach for arrogance. We can’t impeach an officeholder for his lack of leadership skills,” said Rep. James Harrison, the Columbia Republican who headed the panel.

Remember Bill Clinton?
Oh, I forgot, he’s a Democrat….

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