COLUMBIA, SC (WACH)- Charleston native and current cable talk show host Stephen Colbert said he has reached out to the South Carolina Democratic Party to help restore a non-binding referenda to the 2012 South Carolina Democratic primary. And the party is taking him up on it.
The South Carolina Supreme Court ruled in November that all referenda be removed from the primary ballot.
"Trust me, this was a measure of last resort," said Colbert's Super PAC's Chairman . "I've always thought Democrats had only one skill: simultaneously being atheists and holier-than-thou. But apparently they also have legal standing in this case."
South Carolina Democratic Party Chairman Dick Harpootlian said of the lawsuit, "As advisory questionswer not included on the statment of issues. Therefore, we belive the court lacked jurisdiection to rule on them."
At issue is the court's decision to remove advisory questions from the upcoming presidential preference rimary Ballots. Of particular interest to Colbert Super PAC is Question 4. You can view the ballot here.The question, which has already been approved by the South Carolina Election Commission and is included on sample ballots and some military absentee ballots ,asks the people of South Carolina to choose between two options: "Corporations are people" and "Only people are people."
"After the citizens of South Carolina declare once and for all that corporations are people, we can move on to other urgent issues facing our great nation," said Colbert, "In 2016 I hope to include a question on whether Democrats are people."
Colbert says his political action committee, called the Colbert Super PAC, also known as Americans For A Better Tomorrow, is an independent expenditure-only committee dedicated to following the Letter of the Law.
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