RSSSanford impeachment hearing nixed
From: The Washington Times | October 28, 2009
South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford escaped an impeachment hearing Tuesday when House Speaker Bobby Herrel, a fellow Republican, ruled an impeachment resolution was out of order. The ruling came at the opening of a one-day special legislative session called to take up issues not related to impeachment. Rep. Walt McLeod, a Democrat, objected to the impeachment resolution introduced by Rep. Greg Delleney, a Republican. “It is pretty clear that nothing the governor has been accused of shows any serious crimes or serious misconduct in office required by the state constitution for impeachment proceedings,” Mr. McLeod told The Washington Times. Mr. …
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