In a story this morning at the Argus Leader website, Bethany Soye found herself standing alone as the only Legislative candidate in all of District 9 who opposed impeachment.
As noted in the Argus, Soye based her opinion on the standards set by the House committee:
As an attorney, I agree with the clear and convincing standard of proof the committee determined was necessary for articles of impeachment to issue. I do not believe the facts that were presented meet this standard. Despite over a year of investigation, there was insufficient evidence to charge more than two traffic misdemeanors. Neither of these offenses was committed “in office or by virtue of the office.”
Read it here.
Is this going to set her apart in the House Primary?
And will siding with what many view as a flawed committee process – one rejected by a majority of House members – affect her ability to be re-elected?
Didn’t Rep Milstead from district 9 also oppose impeachment? So both current representatives in that district did.
You are correct.
Milstead isn’t running. Rep. Soye must have that canned response as a cut and paste in MS word as it is the exact same verbiage that I received as an email reply asking why she voted against impeachment. Living in the district, I can say that Soye, Fonkert, and Hoffman are winning the direct mail race.
Seems logical she would right up a response and then use it in various forums and surveys to remain consistent.
She is a lawyer after all 🙂
A lawyer that doesn’t practice law. Or her bill that failed. If you had a surrogate – the child had to be adopted by the biological parents.
The two misdemeanors isn’t what the Select House Committee on Impeachment used in their recommendation not to impeach. They used instead, that it wasn’t during his scope of office, meaning it was after duty hours?!! The floor debate, of which Rep Soye chose not to deliberate in, hit hard, that the AG is on duty 24 hours a day.