Embattled and accused State Senator Dan Sutton has resigned. Except it's just for this current legislative term, according to KELO news:
In a letter dated today, Democratic state Senator Dan Sutton of Flandreau
says he is resigning from his current term, but not from the new term that
starts in January.
Sutton was re-elected with 57 percent of the vote last week, and his
lawyers say the issue should be handled by the next Senate and not by the
current lame-duck Senate.
Read it all here.
Well, if I were him, I'd rather be judged by a 20-15 split Senate than a 25-10 split. But will his new caucus mates? No way. This puts his fellow Democrats in a tough position.
Right now, the flame on the oven isn't turned up. But come this next session, it will be.
If the evidence and testimony are damning enough along with explicit and descriptive testimony on the alleged groping, his pals in the Democratic Caucus may be very, very quick to abandon him. As opposed to this happening at the end of S…
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Glad I live in the country!
Actually, the legislature should be made to address the major issues first. IF they have time afterwards, then get to the silly bills. They are doing their work backwards.
They want to live off the backs of other people....
No insurance company wants to insure people who make their own choices about pit bulls, trampolines, stairs without rails, etc.
Something I hear that Republicans' favor, people making their own choices.
I already know my tax dollars are used from them and i don't like it!
It isn't right to use it for birth control. I also believe that this is off topic...
Sorry.