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Will Gov. Kristi Noem Stand-up for the people of South Dakota? HB 1193- Digital Currency moves forward after invited testimony was blocked and citizens were silenced.

SD Sen. Lee Schoenbeck, who has a history of slapping teens in the face, screaming obscenities and abusing the power he has gained during the last quarter century, as the president pro-tem of the SD State Senate. After twenty-five-years in power, Schoenbeck is arguably the most powerful man in South Dakota politics with more influence than the Governor herself. That influence and power is often used to threaten, coerce and intimidate anyone with whom Schoenbeck disagrees, and on Feb 15, 2023, Lee did just that to a group of citizens sitting in the gallery of the capitol.

Sen. Lee Schoenbeck threatened The Dakota Leader's cameraman with 20-30 years in prison, and even taking away his camera until after the legislative session. The situation is only the most recent example of Sen. Schoenbeck's abuse of power, lack of decorum and misconduct.