Hypocrisy in South Carolina: The AG’s view of Bipartisanship
β Award: South Carolina AG Views on Non Partisanship
Attorney General Alan Wilson is taking the helm of an organization that works to elect more Republicans into that slot across the country.
While Wilson claims that he is looking forward to working with his Democratic counterparts, Wilson will be campaigning on behalf of GOP prosecutors as they seek election or re-election. “I still believe the primary role of the attorney general is strictly state-centric,” Wilson told The Associated Press in a recent interview. He noted that his office focuses heavily on public safety issues in South Carolina such as lawsuits challenging Obamcare and the Dodd-Frank law, He is quick to point out that those suits sought to challenge the laws’ constitutionality and weren’t born out of partisan discord. Bi-partisan groups of prosecutors have already found common ground in some areas, Wilson pointed out, such as challenging the federal government on greenhouse gas regulations.Another issue on which he’d like to work more with Democrats and Republicans is Iranian divestment, where attorneys general promote legislation that would divest state money from companies that do business with Iran.
“That’s extremely bipartisan,” Wilson said.
“I’m going to be criticized no matter what I do, so I’ve got be able to hang my hat on the law,” Wilson said. “As an attorney for the state, I can’t just challenge things I don’t like.”
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Posted 01 Dec 2013 by theaveeditor
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