Finally. . .

a proposed law that makes perfect sense.

via WLTX.com:

Bill Would Require Drug Tests for Candidates

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) -- People filing for public office would also have to submit to drug testing under a proposal pitched by a state senator.

Senate Republican Leader Harvey Peeler filed his bill a day after news broke that former state Treasurer Thomas Ravenel had been indicted on a federal cocaine conspiracy charge.

The June indictment came just six months after the Republican Charleston real estate developer took office.

Ravenel pleaded guilty in September to conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute cocaine and faces up to 20 years in prison. But his plea agreement calls for a reduced sentence because Ravenel has helped prosecutors with their investigation.

If this could somehow become a national ordinance, Capitol Hill would look like a kicked-over ant mound of resignations.