"shameful state" is a correct and usable part of a sentence in written English.
For example, you could use it in a sentence such as, "The country's current economic situation is a shameful state."
But a toothless commission would only add to the cynicism about Albany's shameful state.
The consensus seems to be that this is a shameful state of affairs.
There is plenty the government, the legal profession and others can do to improve this shameful state of affairs.
It's a shameful state of affairs unlikely to be remedied by one of the stupidest policy suggestions to come out of the housing crisis thus far.
If this shameful state of affairs is what a strong moral culture produces, I would hate to see the fruits of a weak one.
Yet after an initial flurry of vows to do better, political leaders in Washington and in most states seem content to live with this shameful state of affairs.
Yes, my dear, Russia is a shameful paternalistic medieval state.
Chief A. C. Roper of the Birmingham Police Department called the actions "shameful," and the state Bureau of Investigation is considering charges.
Governor Jeb Bush, calling the mess "shameful", declared a state of emergency to force the polls to stay open two more hours, until 9pm.In some cases, poll workers simply failed to turn up.
In hockey-crazed Minnesota, where high school and college teams are followed with evangelical fervor, what could be more shameful than the state's only pro hockey team defecting to Texas?
It's shameful that a state that proudly proclaims the title of "Gateway to the Americas" shies away from educating the very workforce that could help to increase its ties with Latin America.
