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Originally Posted by MarchHare
But the law was clear: the only outcome for elected officials found guilty of violating the act is removal from office. There's no question that Ford is guilty of knowingly violating the act, so his ouster was the only possible punishment in accordance with the law as it is written.
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Haven't read everything but my understanding is that the judge could have dismissed this as an error in judgement or found that the amount was inconsequential.