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House panel passes bill to repeal government ethics measure
South Dakota lawmakers took the first step Monday to repeal an embattled government ethics overhaul approved by voters in November.
The House and Senate State Affairs committees held a joint hearing on the proposal, which the House panel voted to send to the chamber's floor. The bill would dismantle the initiative that created an ethics commission, public campaign funding and limitations on lobbyist gifts to lawmakers.
South Dakota lawmakers took the first step Monday to repeal an embattled government ethics overhaul approved by voters in November.
The House and Senate State Affairs committees held a joint hearing on the proposal, which the House panel voted to send to the chamber's floor. The bill would dismantle the initiative that created an ethics commission, public campaign funding and limitations on lobbyist gifts to lawmakers.
So.... The people of South Dakota passed an ethics bill that limited pac contributions to candidates, established a publicly funded system for running for office and restricted lobbying for anyone in office until after two years leaving the office.
So what was the first action of the legislature in South Dakota? They literally declared a state of emergency to rush a bill through negating the peoples' will. Not only that, this emergency bill being introduce to kill it, also negates the ability for this bill to be placed back on the ballot again for the people to vote on.
Clearly this is what politicians in America care about more than anything else.
