SC gov impeachment resolution to be introduced

SC legislator says he will introduce resolution next week on impeaching Gov. Sanford

(AP)  COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - A South Carolina legislator says he will introduce a resolution to impeach Gov. Mark Sanford when lawmakers return next week for a special session on unemployment benefits.

Republican Rep. Greg Delleney said Tuesday he expects the measure will be sent to a committee and will get impeachment proceedings started. There are no plans for now for the full Legislature to take up impeachment before the regular session resumes in January.

Leaders of the South Carolina Republican Party and 61 of 72 GOP House members who will deal with impeachment have called on their fellow Republican to resign. Delleney's resolution says Sanford ignored his responsibilities to pursue an affair with an Argentine woman, tried to cover it up and embarrassed the state.