http://votegibbonsout.com/2007/03/curb-your-incompetence/ Following the Sorry Career of Nevada Governor Jim Gibbons to the Bitter End! Wed, 22 Dec 2010 06:18:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 http://votegibbonsout.com/2007/03/curb-your-incompetence/comment-page-1/#comment-1692 Anonymous Mon, 12 Mar 2007 21:19:10 +0000 http://votegibbonsout.com/?p=1541#comment-1692 Its not the electors Gibbons is worried about anymore. Its the prosecutors, in this case the state AG. He needs to have a prima facie plausible excuse to prevent his legal defense fund from becoming the source of another legal investigation. Its not the electors Gibbons is worried about anymore. Its the prosecutors, in this case the state AG. He needs to have a prima facie plausible excuse to prevent his legal defense fund from becoming the source of another legal investigation.

]]> http://votegibbonsout.com/2007/03/curb-your-incompetence/comment-page-1/#comment-1691 What?! Mon, 12 Mar 2007 00:38:29 +0000 http://votegibbonsout.com/?p=1541#comment-1691 Clearly, Nevada statutes are black letter law crystal clear: any money Gibbons received before the election was a contribution (even a "gift" is defined as a contribution); so he went WAY over the $10k limits. Clearly contributions (which include things called "gifts" according to the law), cannot be used for personal reasons (which is what Gibbons is insisting the contribution are to be used for). His own attorney says the money is a "gift". The law says a "gift" is a contribution. His attorneys say the money is for personal use, the law says you can't use contributions for personal purposes. They damn themselves. If someone wants to commit political suicide, get out their way. The obvious foil to their argument is that if a "side fund" is legal then why is it that no other elected official (aside from Oscar Goodman's purported fund), has such a personal fund whereby lobbyists can contribute additional money to the elected official for "non political" purposes, even during prohibited periods? If you think that this is the spirit of the law, I got a bridge for sale in Henderson. The Governor has made the biggest mistake in politics; he is playing the electors as fools. Clearly, Nevada statutes are black letter law crystal clear: any money Gibbons received before the election was a contribution (even a “gift” is defined as a contribution); so he went WAY over the $10k limits.
Clearly contributions (which include things called “gifts” according to the law), cannot be used for personal reasons (which is what Gibbons is insisting the contribution are to be used for).
His own attorney says the money is a “gift”. The law says a “gift” is a contribution. His attorneys say the money is for personal use, the law says you can’t use contributions for personal purposes.
They damn themselves. If someone wants to commit political suicide, get out their way.
The obvious foil to their argument is that if a “side fund” is legal then why is it that no other elected official (aside from Oscar Goodman’s purported fund), has such a personal fund whereby lobbyists can contribute additional money to the elected official for “non political” purposes, even during prohibited periods? If you think that this is the spirit of the law, I got a bridge for sale in Henderson.
The Governor has made the biggest mistake in politics; he is playing the electors as fools.

]]> http://votegibbonsout.com/2007/03/curb-your-incompetence/comment-page-1/#comment-1690 KidFromVegas Mon, 12 Mar 2007 00:14:05 +0000 http://votegibbonsout.com/?p=1541#comment-1690 Your photoshop skills are exceptional Your photoshop skills are exceptional

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