It looks like the Supreme Court has settled the issue and we won’t be in session today. I’m down here with very few collegues. There seems to be a commitment to amend the sine die resolution to include the restructuring bill, yet getting the necessary 2\/3 vote will be a challenge.
\nBelow is a statement from the President Pro Tempore on the resent 3-2 Supreme Court’s decision:
\nStatement of Senator Glenn McConnell<\/p>\n
Columbia, SC – South Carolina Senate President Pro Tempore Glenn McConnell released the following statement tonight following the ruling by the state Supreme Court:<\/p>\n
“There are two important points to be made about today’s ruling by the South Carolina Supreme Court:<\/p>\n
First, this is a victory for a limited and constitutional government. What we saw today is an example of the system of separation of powers operating the way the founder’s designed it.<\/p>\n
An equally important point to stress is this ruling is also a victory for reform. It simply means we will enact reform within the law and within our Republican form of government.<\/p>\n
As I have said all along, I support the restructuring measures the Governor advocates. And I’m hopeful those issues can be addressed when the General Assembly returns to session on June 14.<\/p>\n
As one Senator, I will support efforts to move restructuring forward by including them in the Sine Die Resolution. I hope that the Governor’s attempted unconstitutional actions to this point do not hurt efforts to give the executive more power.<\/p>\n
Thanks to today’s ruling we can now all focus on achieving reform that is lawful and constitutional.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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