A Chapin High School senior has filed a lawsuit asking the S.C. Supreme Court to decide who -- Gov. Mark Sanford or the Legislature -- controls $700 million in disputed federal stimulus money.
In an indication it could act swiftly, the court ordered S.C. Attorney General Henry McMaster to respond to the lawsuit by Monday.
Casey Edwards, the 18-year-old who filed the lawsuit Thursday, said S.C. students and schools are suffering from budget cuts and would benefit from the money.
In a statement, Sanford –- who has gained national attention for his anti-stimulus position amid speculation he might run for president in 2012 –- called the challenge a "politically-driven press spectacle ... rather than a suit with any actual merit."
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Kids are smart today and they really know more then the Law Makers and alot of adults. Right now the Supreme Court is decising if it's legal to strip search a minor child. I can see it now if these guys on the Supreme Court make it legal. Every kid strip searched will cry rape and file a compaint and lawsuit. Stanford bettr be carefull this doesn't catch on with others as it could be a class action lawsuit.
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