Republican Governor Robert Bentley

Gov. Robert Bentley thought he had solved his problems. But he may have made them worse.

At least two state representatives – who throughout the whole Bentley scandal over the last year have been judicious and slow to cast stones- have had enough and are ready to act.

Reps. Corey Harbison and Randall Shedd, both Republicans from Cullman County, say the time for tolerance is gone. They will begin today to try to introduce an impeachment resolution on the House floor, a move – difficult though it may be — to bypass the inactive impeachment committee and send the issue directly to the Senate for trial of the governor.

“Something has to give,” Harbison said. “Public trust toward all of us is at an all-time low. We have to get some answers.”

“I just don’t believe the state can stand another two years of this,” Shedd said. “It’s very disturbing.”

 The resolution, similar but expanded from one introduced last year, cites ethics charges against the governor. It says he misused state property […]

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