(January 23, 2017 at 11:21 pm)Minimalist Wrote: This is almost beyond belief. From the point of view of republicunt criminals though, one can see where a serious state ethics law would require a "State of Emergency."
The pigs are at the trough.
http://www.rawstory.com/2017/01/south-da...thics-law/
Quote:South Dakota lawmakers declare state of ’emergency’ to force repeal of voter-imposed ethics law
Quote:Lawmakers in South Dakota are invoking emergency powers to overturn an anti-corruption law that was passed by a ballot measure during the 2016 election.
The South Dakota Government Accountability and Anti-Corruption Act makes it illegal for lawmakers to receive more than a total of $100 annually from lobbyists in the form of “any compensation, reward, employment, gift, honorarium, beverage, meal, food, or other thing of value made or given directly or indirectly.”
The law, which was passed by a majority of voters in November, immediately incited panic among state officials and lawmakers. Some resigned from their posts while others cancelled meetings with any groups represented by lobbyists.
Poor things would have to pay for their own meals and drinks at the no doubt endless number of fine dining establishments on offer at Pierre, fucking SD? Lol