Like I said to S. Harris, how I run my life and what I do with my life is my business.
I do, of course, agree with you. But if you want to be taken seriously here or anywhere else, then you have to be able to present a reasoned argument. If you don't care whether you're taken seriously, then that's a different matter, and as you say, is "your business".
you asked originally what punishment Clinton should get for lying under oath in front of the grand jury.
No, that was not the original question. I'll rephrase.
Let's just take a simple hypothetical. Ken Lay is called to testify in connection with an Enron civil matter. His testimony will determine whether he is liable to the Enron employees' pensions for $300M dollars. Kenny is asked, "Did you have sex with Monica Lewinsky?". The judge determines that this question is pertinent to the trial.
Now, for whatever reason, Ken's response will determine whether the Enron employees get the $300M or not. If he DID have sex with Lewinsky, they get the money; if he DIDN'T, they get nothing.
Is it okay for Ken Lay to lie about having had sex with Monica?
Before you respond that "this doesn't represent the case", please think about it. Because it DOES represent exactly what happened. Clinton was involved in a civil action, and in an effort to avoid being held liable to the plaintiff, he lied. |
