Mark Sanford ouster not on tap

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South Carolina’s House of Representatives will convene briefly later this month, but GOP legislators and party sources told POLITICO it’s highly unlikely that the chamber will move forward with impeachment proceedings against scandal-plagued GOP Gov. Mark Sanford.

For months, state lawmakers seeking Sanford’s ouster have wanted a special session — prior to reconvening in January for the regular session — in order to impeach the politically paralyzed governor without the pressure of normal legislative business.

But when the House adjourned for the year in June, it did so using a Sine Die resolution that authorized legislative leaders to bring the body back into session if one of several issues stipulated within the resolution came up. One of those issues, the acquisition of federal stimulus funds for a state unemployment program, will bring the House back in session on Oct. 27. Impeaching the governor, however, was not one of the stipulations of the agreement.

While any member of the state House is free to introduce a bill or resolution during the abbreviated session, the body can only vote on the proposal if it falls within one of the scenarios outlined in the Sine Die resolution.

http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1009/28529.html

[HelenWheels]

1. One of the chosen ones

He won't resign nor will the Repukes kick him out because he is one of the chosen K street ones. They believe they must stay in power to shape the world.

[mitchum]

2. SC's traditional plantation mentality lives on