Why Gov. Sanford Should Resign

RevShnorrRocks »

Thu Jul 02, 2009 1:15 am Agree: 2   Disagree: 0

Flagged as inappropriate. show DP: "Here's the deal...he has been accepting responsibility for his own sin for quite some time. He didn't sugar coat it during his press conference. Did God remove King David for what he did? I'll side with God on this one". Hey DP. I'm with you on this one! I'll even give you a thumb's up. Sanford should stay since he sets an example which many will find useful. I'm thinking that Jay Leno, Dave Letterman, Jon Stewart, and Stephen Colbert also all think he should stay, so you are in excellent company dude! hide

Daniel Paul »

Wed Jul 01, 2009 2:07 pm Agree: 1   Disagree: 0

"restoration as a brother does not mean the consequences of betrayal can or should be ignored."

The point is...he didn't betray the state. He betrayed his wife and children. If betrayal is the basis then only his wife can call for his resignation. He didn't betray me as a South Carolinian. If anything the people in the House and Senate betrayed me by not understanding the law and Constitution of our state.

It's not like he used his oval office to have sexual favors in or something.

Here's the deal...he has been accepting responsibility for his own sin for quite some time. He didn't sugar coat it during his press conference. Did God remove King David for what he did? I'll side with God on this one.

tpique1 »

Wed Jul 01, 2009 1:55 pm Agree: 0   Disagree: 0

DP,

But Christians are held to a higher standard and should be. We are called to be salt and light. It's not always easy to be salt and light, and we often times take unwanted or unnecessary detours in our growth as believers, but nonetheless our pursuit of holiness (without which the Bible says, no one will see God) should be our highest personal goal.

When a Christian drops the ball, we should be there to help them in recovery, and not castigate them like the world does. Nonetheless, like Dr Beam says, "restoration as a brother does not mean the consequences of betrayal can or should be ignored."

The Governor needs to step down and work on restoring his family. The state's business will continue on.

Daniel Paul »

Wed Jul 01, 2009 1:16 pm Agree: 0   Disagree: 0

Just FYI for those of you who are not in SC.... I'm afraid that if "poor behavior" like this was grounds for people to leave office we wouldn't have many people left to run our state.

Case and point...here in SC a law was passed requiring a 24 hour "cooling off" period before a marriage liscense will be issued. (You apply one business day and you can pick it up after that time on the next business day.) Why? Lawmakers and their friends were waking up married!!! NO JOKE!!!

Trust me...if you haven't lived in SC for a while...you just don't understand!

Daniel Paul »

Wed Jul 01, 2009 1:12 pm Agree: 0   Disagree: 0

I'll have to go by and talk to Dr. Beam about this to get to know him a bit better. He's at a college about 15 minutes from me.

I would have to disagree with him on this one. Our Rebublican controlled State House has been a problem for years. Governors come and go but the State House has been controlled by the "good ol' boys" for decades. This is why they hate Sanford and are trying to get rid of him.

One thing I didn't read in Mr. Beams article is that our state constitution and laws are very clear. If the Governor is out of contact for any reason the leadership of the state falls to the Lt. Gov (who is also a 'good ol' boy). This is being left out by the good ol' boys in everything being published.

Most people do not understand the good ol' boy system. The Gov and the courts are run to serve them. If they don't then they are "enemies of the people". Take the recent fight over the funds from the stimulus package. The House and Senate dictated to the Gov how he was to spend the discresionary money under his control and the courts backed the House and Senate.

Sanford and his backers have had enough of the good ol' boys and that is why he took piglets into the House and Senate chambers.

Does this excuse Sanfords behavior? Absolutely not. It speaks volumes of his wife that she didn't take "til death do us part" to a whole new level! Still, Sanford did NOT abandon the state without leadership. It is the House and Senate who have proven (once again) they do not understand the law or the Constitution of our state.

It is disappointing that Mr. Beam has bought into their lies.

C.P. Steinmetz »

Tue Jun 30, 2009 11:06 pm Agree: 2   Disagree: 0

The author totally ignores the actual reason Gov. Sanford should resign. It is not because of his private (now public) sex life. Rather, the issue is that he abandoned his role as Governor, and left the state legally leaderless. For this he should be impeached.
And, a politician who bring a pig to the legislature is not someone to admire, rather, this is a true indication of the man's instability.

shoreec »

Tue Jun 30, 2009 7:57 pm Agree: 0   Disagree: 0

Diana - well said, enough said.

Diana626 »

Tue Jun 30, 2009 7:10 pm Agree: 4   Disagree: 1

He should resign because Evangelical Christendom and the Christian Right (not to be confused with the Lord's TRUE REMNANT), prove themselves to be mockers of God and HYPOCRITES to rival the Pharisees....

And many in the SBC, Focus on the Family, AFC, FRC and whatever other "Family blah, blah, blah", should repent for putting politics above the Lord and ignoring the vile sin of pride, selfishness and idolatry that was on blatant display and yet they backed men like Sanford and others... all in the name of false pro-life and false pro-family "values". Wagging their hypocritical fingers at the other sinners as if to say "look Lord, we aren't as bad as them liberals, them Democrats" (all the while you reeked of dead flesh, rot). Your values reek of self-righteousness which is just as damning if not more than the sins you claim to be fighting against.


Your chickens (Palin, Ensign, Sanford et al), have come home to roost, and the Lord is not fooled.