South Carolina Statehouse Blog

Speaker Harrell comments on today’s Supreme Court Ruling

(Columbia, SC) – House Speaker Bobby Harrell issued the following statement about today’s Supreme Court ruling:
 
“From the beginning of this process Governor Sanford promised the public that this would be an open and transparent investigation.  We were extremely disappointed when the Governor attempted to reverse his transparency promise to the public by suing to keep this investigation secret.  The Supreme Court made the right decision today in holding Governor Sanford to his pledge for openness in this process. 
 
“As we have consistently stated over the past several months, any official action of the House needs to be based on impartial facts, free from political motivations.  Now that the Supreme Court has ruled on this issue, we will give full consideration to the facts presented in the Ethics Commission’s report and use that as a basis for any further official action.”
 
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