Stace Nelson defends constituent who was attacked by legislative abuse of power

From a comment left by Rep. Stace Nelson:

They forced Rob Bender to sit on his hands on the sidelines witnessing my removal from the Ag Committee and hearing about the dog & pony investigation that they conducted with their friends to give the appearance that they were "cleared" of all wrong doing all the while they refused to hear his testimony about what he knew. All the while having the knowledge of what happened on July 13th and what was reported by the LRC staff member. I can asssure you, he did not lie as insultingly alleged by Rep. Lust. Rob is well known in Hanson County as being one of the finest people to ever be born in South Dakota. He is an honest, kind man with a generous heart. He is as good a farmer, neighbor, and South Dakotan as Rep. Lust is a lawyer.

It is my understanding that Lust & Rausch were so angry about my editorials in the Aberdeen, Mitchell, & Pierre papers, that they have again mischaracterized the above incident (exactly how they did with lies that I threatened Rep Moser) to the Republican Caucus in an effort to try and get someone to try and move for a written motion on the House floor to form a discipline committee to expel me from the legislature. I guess the public won't stand for them usurping the power of the legislature again in "punishing me" so they are attempting to misinform Republicans to the point they can.

**Of Note- When confronted by Republican legislators, Rep. Nick Moser confirmed to his whip group members that I never threatened him nor did he ever feel threatened during our mutual disagreement. Lust & Rausch LIED to the press & to the Republican Caucus and used that claim to "punish" me and to edict me thrown out of a democratic caucus.

Something is truly ROTTEN in the state of South Dakota, and that smell is not coming from me.