Professor: Politicians should only be required to abide by the strict letter of the law -- not the spirit of the law -- since they need flexibility to govern. Trading political favors for a politician' s personal financial gain is illegal under an anti-corruption statute. A state governor awarded a contract to a local construction company outside of the usual bidding process. Only the local construction company made any personal financial gain, so. . . Which one of the following most logically completes the professor's argument?
A: the state governor should have followed the usual bidding process.
B: the state governor is guilty of violating the anti-corruption statute.
C: the state governor is not guilty of violating the anti-corruption statute.
D: the state governor broke the spirit of the law, while abiding by the strict letter of the law.
Choose A, B, C or D as your solution.
C