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Politics : Did Slick Boink Monica?

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To: Lady Lurksalot who wrote (9064)3/1/1998 5:50:00 PM
From: Jack Clarke  Read Replies (1) of 20981
 
Holly,

I am no fan of unconstitutional behavior, even against repulsive criminal types. But I don't know that Starr has done anything unconstitutional in his investigation, although many feel that his subpoena of Mr. Blumenthal was stupid politically and showed the thinness of his skin. See this article:

washtimes.com

But we should all realize that our law allows people to be treated in a manner ranging from irritating to truly Kafkaesque. This is even more apparent in civil lawsuits, where you must pay for your own defense and get no recompense even when you win. At least people accused of crimes can get public defenders. I confess that I do experience a bit of schadenfreude at the discomfiture of the Clintons at the mercy of the legal system they have supported so much. If they had only been forced to send Chelsea to public school! Those trial lawyer and teachers union contributions would have more meaning for them.

The health care mess is just that. It'll probably get worse until we are crying for a nationalized system, which is probably the less crummy of the two choices (HMO and Socialized). I'm still threatening to post a long overview on this subject, but the muse isn't there at the moment.

Jack
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