Only 15 Sanford Vetoes Survive
Written by Sam on July 2nd, 2007The S.C. General Assembly finished its work Friday and left town, dropping 228 overridden budget vetoes at the governor’s doorstep on the way out.Many lawmakers departed Columbia claiming this as one of the best sessions ever as the legislature, flush with cash, managed to spend lavishly and still cut taxes. But Gov. Mark Sanford said the 2007 legislature missed a golden opportunity to better shape the state’s economic future.
As usual, our so called “Republicans” in Columbia continue to undermine our Governor’s call for fiscal restraint at just about every corner. And they think it’s just the greatest thing too. The Republican Party at all levels has stopped being a fiscally conservative party. Don’t let them lie to you.
Sanford issued 243 vetoes against the $7.4 billion spending plan for lawmakers to dredge through, and the legislature sustained 15, with little debate.
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Look at the bright side, there should be a nice list of names to cull from the party rolls after this fiasco.
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political class, coupled with the distribution charge - not solely possession - suggests that Ravenel was spreading the white wealth around. Governor Mark Sanford seemed apologetic, if not downright hesitant, to expel Ravenel from the South Carolina political administration, saying “These are obviously very serious allegations that we’re constitutionally bound to act upon, and they’ll ultimately be decided by the courts.” So, in other words, had the state constitution not outlined the firing of criminal politicians, he would not necessarily do it. One suggestion I would make is to have the Federal Election Commission look into Mr. Ravenel’s finances because it is not cheap to run for office in a statewide election and the business of selling blow tends to be a profitable one.