Judge says Arnold broke campaign laws

[ringmastery]

http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/7805506.htm

Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger broke state law last year when he used a loophole to loan his campaign committee $4 million, a move that prevented voters from knowing before Election Day who would end up paying the governor's campaign bills, a judge ruled late Monday.

Schwarzenegger will probably face no fines as a result of the ruling, but he will be blocked from paying himself back with the more than $3.4 million he has raised since his election and will have to convert the loans into a personal contribution to his campaign.

The millionaire former movie star contributed an additional $4.85 million in cash to his campaign before the Oct. 7 recall election.

Sacramento County Superior Court Judge Loren E. McMaster said Schwarzenegger's use of a loophole to avoid a $100,000 cap that voters imposed in 2000 on candidate loans ``flies in the face of the express purpose of the law.'' He said Schwarzenegger's approach would allow rich candidates to ``evade both the $100,000 loan limitation and the requirement of pre-election disclosure of contributions, while those limitations would apply to candidates of more modest means.''

[opihimoimoi]

1. In other words, the Terminator is a CHEATER, LIAR, AND A GROPER

yup, we all knew this

[yellowcanine]

2. Arnold broke state Law? I am shocked!

Not that he did it, but that he was caught. Of course that means he will be punished now, right?
Oh......"Schwarzenegger will probably face no fines", ok then.

[sallyseven]

3. Of course he is a cheater

Lier and a groper. He is a republican,. They are all like that. No matter how much they talk about god.

[Tripper11]

4. And of course nothing will happen to him...

no recall, no trial, no impeachment...because he's a republican, they are righteous, they are responsible, they are moral and ethical....awwwwww....:puke::puke::puke:....I thought I could say it....oh well.

[indepat]

9. Might I add mendacious, hypocritical, and reichous?

[SoCalDem]

5. Now Now.. would that be a "brie-eating,chardonnay sippin',

npr listenin',pbs watchin' liebrul judge"???

When Ahhhhnold gets the case reviewed by a "righteous, god-fearing, decent conservative" judge, everything will be okee-dokee..:)

[nolabels]

6. Unless there are real penalties these folks will continue to do this

Arnold will get paid a kickback some underhanded way to cover this, I would be willing to bank on it.

[Bandit]

10. Exactly ~ LAW : We don't need no stinkin' Law

They break the law and don't even get a slap on the wrist. Would he have been elected if he hadn't broken the law? We will never know and the people get the shaft once again.

[Moderator]

7. dupe

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=102&topic_id=332987

[xchrom]

8. republican = cheat