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Politics : Should Clinton resign?
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To: Ned Land who wrote (275)9/14/1998 1:40:00 PM
From: P.T.Burnem  Read Replies (1) of 567
 
I don't think that lying in a deposition, in a civil matter that was subsequently dismissed, rises to the standard required under the Constitution to impeach a president.

First, the law makes no distinction between lying in civil and criminal proceedings (Clinton lied to a GJ too). Perjury is a felony punishable by up to 5 years of imprisonment.

Second, the "high crimes and misdemeanors" standard apply not only to President and Vice President, but also to "all civil Officers of the United States" (i.e. federal judges).

A vote against Clinton's impeachment would create a legal precedent enabling all current and future presidents and civil officers of the US to lie under oath, obstruct justice, and abuse power with impunity.

I don't think there is more than a handful of U.S. Senators out there willing to cast a vote undermining the very foundation of our system of government.

PTB
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