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SC Supreme Court Will Hear Nikki Haley Ethics Case

The S.C. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments this spring regarding a lower court’s decision to dismiss criminal ethics charges against S.C. Gov. Nikki Haley. Last March, S.C. Circuit Court judge Casey Manning declined to rule on the case against Haley – instead referring the matter to the notoriously corrupt…

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The S.C. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments this spring regarding a lower court’s decision to dismiss criminal ethics charges against S.C. Gov. Nikki Haley.

Last March, S.C. Circuit Court judge Casey Manning declined to rule on the case against Haley – instead referring the matter to the notoriously corrupt S.C. House Ethics Committee.

Haley was accused of multiple abuses of power during her six years as a member of the S.C. House of Representatives from 2005-2011. Specifically, she was accused of illegally lobbying on behalf of Lexington Medical Center, her former employer from 2008-10. She was also been accused of illegally lobbying on behalf of Wilbur Smith Associates – an engineering firm with extensive business before the state – and failing to report $42,500 in income received from the company between 2007-09.

The governor has repeatedly denied all allegations of wrongdoing – although in this case there was at least one smoking gun attesting to her guilt.

Despite an abundant evidence against Haley, the ethics committee nonetheless voted last June to dismiss all of the charges against her. This decision was based exclusively on testimony from the governor and sympathetic witnesses – and was reached without a public examination of the evidence (including evidence sought by the committee).

Haley’s accuser John Rainey, a prominent GOP fundraiser, was never allowed to present his case to the committee. Instead he was sequestered in a private room – unable to even listen as the governor called him a racist for daring to raise questions about her transparent lawlessness.

It was a show trial, people, which isn’t surprising when you consider that Haley threatened members of the committee – and their “Republican” leaders – with political retribution if they went against her.

So … will the Supreme Court undo this travesty?

We doubt it … remember, Chief Justice Jean Toal is every bit as corrupt as Haley.

Our guess is the court has agreed to hear this case for the sole purpose of reaffirming the S.C. General Assembly’s exclusive right to discipline its current and former members – a “fox guards hen house” arrangement which enables corrupt politicians like Haley (and S.C. Speaker of the House Bobby Harrell) to evade accountability for their actions.

Anyway, oral arguments in the case are scheduled for March 20, 2013 at 10:30 a.m.

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20 comments

Andy January 29, 2013 at 5:11 pm

Good assessment, FITS. I continue to marvel at the fact that we actually pay these people salaries.

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Billy K Mulligan January 29, 2013 at 5:22 pm

Trikki Nikki will love the oral argument part of this exercise.

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shifty henry January 29, 2013 at 5:48 pm

….. will Mikie have to return on leave to provide oral support?……oops! – I meant “moral” – sorry

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south mauldin January 29, 2013 at 5:24 pm

Are taxpayers paying for her army of lawyers?

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interesting January 29, 2013 at 5:25 pm

very interesting

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fat harold January 29, 2013 at 5:27 pm

Who pays for her lawyers?

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hack January 29, 2013 at 5:51 pm

Heaven’s to Betsy! It will be the Ides of March!

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Invisible hired help January 29, 2013 at 6:14 pm

Betsy Gray is one of Queen Toal’s favorite disciples of corruption, but I didn’t know she had anything to do with this case.

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shifty henry January 29, 2013 at 6:30 pm

….. simply saying – eye wash!

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squirrel in te capitol dome January 29, 2013 at 6:39 pm

Bitch vs Super Bitch!!!!

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shifty henry January 29, 2013 at 8:40 pm

…. only one new post and Toal’s face disappears from the front page—-yaaaaaaay!

January 30 is…..ESCAPE DAY

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Sailor January 29, 2013 at 9:25 pm

She really is a creepy critter!

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Willie P. Johnson SCARNG-ret January 30, 2013 at 9:01 am

Keep throwing mud and sooner or later it will stick!

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SparkleCity January 30, 2013 at 10:42 am

Rest assured, nothing will come of this.

Queen Namrate is teflow to the bone.

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shifty henry January 30, 2013 at 9:04 am

…. ALERT — ALERT — ALERT — ALERT — ALERT — ALERT ….

March 20, 2013 is (are you ready?) —–

——- FESTIVAL OF EXTRATERRISTRIALS ABDUCTION DAY

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SparkleCity January 30, 2013 at 10:43 am

Correction:

Queen Namrata……

Sorry for the typo!!!

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SparkleCity January 30, 2013 at 12:12 pm

Speking of Queen Namrata:

Anyone hear about the story of a “private dick” (pardon the pun) who supposedly was on her private security detail? Seems like he had no law enforcement credentials except for being a “private dick(“there I go again!!!) and was dismissed for falsely posing as a bona-fide law enforcement type.

It appears all concerned were greatly embarrassed.

It is my understanding that it was reported on NPR.

FITS: Is this story true???

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SparkleCity January 30, 2013 at 12:49 pm

UPDATE/VERIFICATION!!!

I “googled” the story and it seems that this schlub was not actually ON Queen Namrata’s security team but CLAIMED to be.

That along with a number of other stupid-assed claims has landed his sorry lying ass in jail for impersonating a police officer, fraud, etc. And it’s not the first time he has done this shit.

Chapin newspaper reports the sorry sack of shit is from that area and wants anyone who has encounted him to call the Sheriff’s office.

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F. Lee Bailey January 30, 2013 at 2:52 pm

Never hire an attorney named Butch. This time she is in deep. You heard it here first.

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BIg T Loves Harrells Liquid Babies January 30, 2013 at 5:06 pm

Jeal Toal has been spotted yet again driving while under the influence.

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