SC Lawmaker: Affair Not Enough to Impeach Governor
Tue, November 17, 2009
COLUMBIA — A top South Carolina lawmaker says the embattled governor should not face impeachment simply because he left to see his Argentine lover over the summer.
House Speaker Bobby Harrell on Tuesday said he thinks a newly filed measure to remove the governor based on his alleged dereliction of duty is misguided.
Instead, Harrell believes state representatives should rely on an Ethics Commission investigation of Sanford's travel to see whether there are allegations of serious crimes or misconduct that warrant his removal.
The commission is to decide Wednesday whether it believes Sanford should face criminal or civil charges, or no sanctions at all.
Harrell's statement came the same day a fellow Republican filed a measure to impeach Sanford because he left the state.
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