Mark Sanford takes S.C. legislature to court over federal stimulus cash
This from The State newspaper in Columbia, S.C.:
Gov. Mark Sanford is taking the General Assembly to court after lawmakers required him to accept $350 million in disputed federal money by overriding his budget vetoes.
Sanford quickly announced the federal suit after the Senate voted 34-11 on a state budget that forces him to accept the money.
“We know a suit will be filed against us on this issue, and as such we’ve filed a suit tonight in response,” Sanford said in a prepared statement. “We believe the Legislature’s end-around move won’t pass constitutional muster.”
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5 comments Add your comment
Road Scholar
May 21st, 2009
12:33 pm
I hope for the people of SC that the cost of his lawsuit comes from his pocket! What are the grounds of his lawsuit?
Sanford sure is smarter than lil Road Scholar
May 21st, 2009
12:48 pm
Sanford knows the cost of the strings attached to the SCAMULUS bill are
more than any lawsuit could ever cost.
I would how many of the Nigerian lottery emails you have answered?
Road scholar?? LOL, more like sucker scholar
Beware the man bearing gifts you fool.
Former resident of
May 21st, 2009
1:16 pm
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Former resident of Charleston
May 21st, 2009
1:18 pm
If you look at the comments on the “Post and Courier,” it is easy to see how angry most Charlestonians are as a result of Sanford’s actions. He might have national ambitions, but I think it is safe to say his career in South Carolina state politics will soon be coming to an end.
Barry
May 21st, 2009
4:09 pm
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