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To: mrknowitall who wrote (65083)9/11/1998 2:22:00 PM
From: Chuzzlewit  Read Replies (2) of 176387
 
** OT **

Perjury (lying under oath) is a rather binary crime - it either took place or it didn't.The subject matter of the lie isn't relevant.

Sorry mrknowitall, but it is. Check with any lawyer. Lying must be material to be considered perjury. There is a distinction between lying under oath and perjury. So I ask you to follow this chain of reasoning:

1. All of this grew out of the Paul Jones case which was for sexual harassment;

2. In that case Clinton admitted extramarital sexual affairs with Gennifer Flowers;

3. Clinton lied concerning his sexual relations with Lewinsky;

4. The judge threw out the case because she ruled that even if the plaintiff were able to prove each and every allegation she made, it would be insufficient to rule in Jones' favor under the law.

Conclusion: no perjury existed because the lie was not material to the case. Put it another way, assuming that Clinton was the most accomplished seducer of young women that ever walked the face of the earth, what has that to do with sexual harassment?

I heard a wag once comment that if lying under oath about consenting extramarital sexual relations between adults were a crime, that 80% of the population would be criminals if put to the test.

TTFN,
CTC
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