Legal logic

Ed Byrne won't be legally allowed to drive for the next eighteen months, what on account of the impaired driving conviction and all.

It's surprising that the good Judge Greg Brown didn't see fit to apply the ever-so-sensible logic of the former President of the PC Party:

On the basis of the above, I conclude that any impropriety involved in the 2001 St. Barbe by-election was related to the actions of Ed Byrne, actions for which he has been convicted, and are not attributed to other persons involved in that by-election. There is no evidence presently available to support a contention that the outcome of the by-election was affected by these actions and no formal investigation is required.

The RNC shouldn't have bothered with an investigation of the impaired driving charge, and the court shouldn't have bothered to hear the case, let alone convict, much less apply a sentence.

After all, Ed Byrne has already plead guilty, and been sentenced, on account of something. And there's no evidence that his impaired driving could have affected the outcome of the by-election.

Isn't that good enough?

Stop the money-wasting investigations. Leave Ed Byrne alone!