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Politics : Bill Clinton Scandal - SANITY CHECK
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To: Alan Markoff who wrote (3210)9/16/1998 5:23:00 PM
From: dougjn  Read Replies (1) of 67261
 
<<This is the highest military office.>>

You are completely wrong. The Presidency is not a military office at all. We have CIVILIAN control of the military. Neither the President, nor for that matter, the Secretary of Defense is subject to the military codes of justice.

This is not just a technical matter. We do not expect, as a people, our President to be a military man, or steeped in military culture. Some past service has often been thought good and virtuous (and we all know of course that Clinton had none), but very few of our Presidents have had long or high ranking military careers. And even the ones that did, including Eisenhower of course, ceased to be subject to the military codes of justice when they resigned from the military, and became Presidents.

Now I for one think the military codes of justice could probably use some adjusting. But I think that's largely up to them.

<<Does anyone remember about a year ago a woman in the military that was given a dishonorable discharge for adultry? The irritating part of it was Mr. Clinton supported her humiliation and discharge while he was having adultry with Monica.>>

I don't recall Clinton having or saying anything to do with that. As an internal matter of military justice, I very much doubt he could have done anything about it. It's up to the military to reform their system. Perhaps with some general pressure from Congress or the President, but not concerning any particular pending decision. And besides all that, there's a long tradition of hands off such matters.

Doug
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