General Discussion

Enrique

(27,461 posts) Thu Mar 29, 2012, 03:44 PM Mar 2012

Legislator asked to leave for dress code violation, disappears for two months

says he didn't know his district still existed.

via Wonkette...

http://easley.patch.com/articles/state-representative-says-he-was-asked-to-leave-legislature#c

Republican State Representative Eric J. Bikas said that he hasn't been to Columbia in two months, after he was asked to leave in January.

Bikas, 25, who represents District 26 area of Greenville and Pickens County, said in January the sergeant-at-arms asked him to leave the Statehouse chamber at the request of House Speaker Bobby Harrell.

"In January I was asked to leave because when the redistricting occurred, I ended up without a district," Bikas said.

Bikas said that it was his understanding that the redistricting would not take place until November and said the move came as a surprise to him, when he was told he didn't have a district anymore.

"Whenever the Speaker said that, I thought it was kind of weird, but he's the speaker," Bikas said.

State House Spokesman Greg Foster said on Wednesday evening that Bikas was asked to leave due to a violation of the chamber's dress code. Foster also said Bikas still has a district to serve.

"When he came to the House Chamber he had on khakis, tennis shoes and golf shirt," Foster said. "A jacket and tie is required in the chamber. He is not the first person who has been asked to leave for improper dress."

(...)

10 replies

= new reply since forum marked as read

Highlight:

Legislator asked to leave for dress code violation, disappears for two months (Original Post) Enrique Mar 2012 OP

republicans are useless anyway so. meh leftyohiolib Mar 2012 #1

has he been able to find his paycheck? onethatcares Mar 2012 #2

Excellent question. Direct deposit, maybe? Nice vacation there. freshwest Mar 2012 #3

doesn't sound like the sharpest tool in the shed.... mike_c Mar 2012 #4

you might be onto something... Enrique Mar 2012 #5

well thank gaud for that onethatcares Mar 2012 #6

If you really want to weep for the future of American politics... Blue_Tires Mar 2012 #7

AND he's a Teabagger? Well, I guess that was already evident Blue_Tires Mar 2012 #8

WHY? Hawkowl Mar 2012 #9

Must be a tea bagger, just saying ;) arthritisR_US Mar 2012 #10

leftyohiolib

(5,917 posts)

1. republicans are useless anyway so. meh

Reply to Enrique (Original post)

Thu Mar 29, 2012, 03:55 PM

Mar 2012

onethatcares

(16,168 posts)

2. has he been able to find his paycheck?

Reply to Enrique (Original post)

Thu Mar 29, 2012, 04:03 PM

Mar 2012

or is his head so far up his ass he can't find it?

freshwest

(53,661 posts)

3. Excellent question. Direct deposit, maybe? Nice vacation there.

Reply to onethatcares (Reply #2)

Thu Mar 29, 2012, 04:13 PM

Mar 2012

mike_c

(36,281 posts)

4. doesn't sound like the sharpest tool in the shed....

Reply to Enrique (Original post)

Thu Mar 29, 2012, 04:19 PM

Mar 2012

Just sayin'.

Enrique

(27,461 posts)

5. you might be onto something...

Reply to mike_c (Reply #4)

Thu Mar 29, 2012, 04:39 PM

Mar 2012

"For the past six weeks, I've been trying to figure out if I am a legislator or not," Bikas said. "I've been writing down dates that things happened and put it into perspective."

Bikas, who is still being paid for his in-district work, said he feels badly for his constituents. He said they voted him in to fight for less government spending, which is what he was trying to do when he was asked to leave.

"I run small businesses," Bikas said. "I know what it's like to meet the bottom line. I look at it with a calculator and it doesn't make sense, I'm going to raise my hand on things."

onethatcares

(16,168 posts)

6. well thank gaud for that

Reply to Enrique (Reply #5)

Thu Mar 29, 2012, 04:49 PM

Mar 2012

at least he's gonna look at things with a calculator and raise his hands on things. What else can a poor boy do?

eggackery what did his statement mean?

Blue_Tires

(55,445 posts)

7. If you really want to weep for the future of American politics...

Reply to mike_c (Reply #4)

Thu Mar 29, 2012, 04:54 PM

Mar 2012

Take a look at representatives in your statehouse...Especially the ones from small podunk districts where 250 votes from their family, friends, and church are enough to pretty much keep them re-elected for life...See how many of them aren't some kind of malignant, evil, alternate-dimension Forrest Gump...