South Carolina: Sanford Case Narrowed

South Carolina: Sanford Case Narrowed

A panel made up of state lawmakers did not consider the accusations of unethical wrongdoing concerning travel and campaign reimbursements, when making their decision on whether to impeach Governor Mark Sanford. Lawmakers said the accusations, even if proved, did not rise to a level that merited impeachment. Lawmakers will consider only Mr. Sanford’s use of state planes and the events surrounding his five-day disappearance in June.
I think this is a good decision made on the behalf of the South Carolina government. If Gov. Sanford was impeached there would probably be a lot more hearings which would cost the state more money in fees and also would continue to mar the image of the state of South Carolina. It is probably best to get this scandal behind us and move on to more important issues. The state also plans to collect about $75,000 from Gov. Sanford in fines, this probably would have been more difficult to collect if Sanford was impeached.

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