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STATE REP FILES RESOLUTION TO REMOVE DISGRACED GOVERNOR
A South Carolina representative has taken the first step toward impeaching Gov. Mark Sanford.
State Rep. Greg Delleney (R-Chester) introduced a resolution to remove the governor from office on Tuesday, the first day of pre-filing for the upcoming legislative session.
Delleney’s bill cites Sanford’s dereliction of duty, absence without leave, deceit and cover up, and disgrace of office.
“If character matters, I’ll have the votes. If character doesn’t matter, I won’t have the votes,” Delleney told The Palmetto Scoop last month, when he had planned to use a special legislative session to introduce the bill. “If he is not impeached, we will be making an unfortunate exception for elected officials in South Carolina.”
According to Delleney, the resolution was the first one in the stack of legislation and already had three co-sponsors.
Delleney has been a very vocal proponent of impeachment in the wake of Sanford’s six day disappearance and admission of an affair. The governor is also being investigated by the State Ethics Commission over allegations that he used state aircraft for personal travel, violated state requirements by using high-priced airfare, and did not report the use of private aircraft.
The 2010 General Assembly regular session will convene in early January.
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UPDATE: The bill has just been posted on the Statehouse website. View it by clicking here. The co-sponsors were Reps. Mike Pitts (R-Laurens), Keith Kelly (R-Spartanburg) and Gary Simrill (R-York).
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