S.C. Gov. Sanford Could Be Impeached
S.C. Gov. Sanford Could Be Impeached as he is already under fire for an extramarital relationship.
Republican state senator states that, Gov. Mark Sanford should be impeached for abusing state finances.
Sen. David Thomas accused his fellow Republican, Mark Sanford of violating state regulations.
These allegations are involving flights he took to London and China in 2006 and 2007 on state business. South Carolina requires the governor to charge the state the lowest rate available unless there are overriding circumstances, such as emergency travel.
“The two flights by Gov. Sanford were in violation of the South Carolina Code of Regulations,” Thomas stated in his letter. “The difference in price between the most economical and the more expensive price of the seats the governor chose is approximately $13,700.”
Thomas states that he thinks the violations were enough to start impeachment proceedings.
“If I were in the House, the answer would be yes, I would be involved in the beginning of the impeachment process,” he said. “I think there is enough data right now to take seriously a move toward impeachment. Is that sufficient for impeachment?
That I don’t know.”
Gov. Sanford has been under fire since he disappeared in late June of 2009. Initially, there was speculation that he had simply gone off to recover from a bruising legislative session, in which he lost a fight to reject $700 million in federal stimulus money. His office tried to quiet the rumors, saying Sanford was hiking along the Appalachian Trail.
As you know, the fine upstanding governor offered a different account when spotted in the Atlanta, Georgia, airport after nearly a week out of pocket.
With his wife nowhere in sight, in his best Jimmy Swaggart face, tears and all…Mark Sanford confessed to an affair in a rambling news conference and then stepped down as head of the Republican governors’ group.
S.C. Gov. Sanford Could Be Impeached. Sen. Thomas urged Gov. Sanford to resign after he admitted his affair. Gov. Sanford refused to resign.
Sanford said then that he intended to continue as governor and would try to rebuild his relationship with his wife and family, acknowledging it would take time.
Last week, the first lady of South Carolina, Jenny Stanford moved out of the Governors Mansion to live by the sea with their 4 sons.
S.C. Gov. Sanford Could Be Impeached and all because he rules and regulations.
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