South Carolina Republican House of Reps finally getting a clue  

He can't be charge under the law because the affair did not happen in South Carolina. It did not even happen in this country. So sense the adultry was not committed in the state he can not be charged. Trust me....people in this state have looked into it. Plus no one has EVER been prosecuted under that law. No one has ever gone to jail in the state of SC for committing adultery. The law is on the books but not inforced. It does need to taken off the books to tell you the truth.

Honestly I could care less about the affair. That is between him and his wife. What I care about him disappearing on us. No one was left in charge. No one knew where he was. He abandoned his post. So therefore he should not get to keep it.

oh, my understanding was that the law was written in such a way that it didn't matter where the adultery took place.
but, as you said, it should be removed, since well, it's not being enforced...so, who would it be that would have it removed, your governor and state legislature? that is why I said prosecute him....
all over the country there are laws on the books like that that never get cleaned up because the ones responsible for such things are too busy doing a bunch of crap that they have no business doing....
just a little, oh I don't know, poetic justice or something in it.

It would have to be the state house of representatives that would have to take the law off the books. And they won't. Why? Because then it would make them look "pro-adultry". So therefore htey don't take it off hte books....but they don't enforce it. Stupid I know.

As for hte law....well state laws are only enforceable within the state and the crime has to have happened in the state. Plus you add in that Sanford left the country. So therefore the actions were not even committed in teh country so not even federal laws would cover it. Federal laws only apply within the country....state laws only apply within that state.

Sanford won't resign. He will make them impeach him. I hope they get it done before the end of the year. I really liked Sanford before this happened. Most of the state really liked him before this happened. He has really high approval ratings. But he messed up and he has to pay the price.

****Typo correction****
".....aren't going to do this we also have good control of our states."
should have read:
"...aren't going to do this UNLESS we also have good control of our states."

Trust me the only reason they are willing to do anything about this now is because of hte coming up primaries. If they were not around the corner they would not be doing a dang thing.
I completely agree with you. Until we as citizens get a better control over our state governments we don't have a prayer with the federal government.

He won't leave so they are going to have to kick him out. I just wish they would have done it already.

Ya but the house republican and democrat don't see to really want to kick him out. THe only reason the republicans are trying to do it now isbecause it did not blow over like they thought it would. The people of this state are still mad and still want him gone. And we have not let them forget. Elections are coming up. So they know either get rid of him or we get rid of you.