Hi dougjn; So the ends justifies the means again, eh?
As in, perhaps some values, such as belief in civil rights
for all people, and the advance in that that Kennedy and
Johnson ere larely responsible for, are a whole lot more
important that how successful they were in keeping their
zippers up in the White House.
Once again, this is not about sex, it is about perjury and
obstruction of justice, etc. The link I posted above is enough
to convince anyone that these sorts of things are prosecuted
by the US Dept. of Justice when they occur. Here it is again:
usdoj.gov
The facts in the above case are so similar to Clinton's that
it amazes me. Click on the link, everybody, it is only a one
page press release, and it is on the USDOJ web site.
If one wishes to support Clinton as a great guy, that is
something that belongs at the sentencing, not at the
time at which the decision to indict or prosecute (or
impeach) occurs. The scales of justice are not balanced
by good works. Perhaps the scales of heaven weigh
men's souls, but the scales of justice of the United
States do not. If the scales of justice were balanced
with good deeds, then the ends would justify the means,
but they are not so balanced. Otherwise, we could
decide that a great athlete, for example, should not
be punished for his little crimes, which might be
understandable to some.
I personally have had it suggested to me that I lie in
court for my own advantage. I did not hesitate to respond
that that was not a good idea for a whole bunch of reasons.
The POTUS is a lawyer, he is a Rhodes scholar, he is a
genius, he has the best legal advice anyone could want.
But he lied under oath. Even Jimmy Carter says so.
Carter is a man of honor, and simplicity. God, I wish he
would run again, though he didn't know squat about
how the economy works. (At least he brought in Volcker.)
But the other example of "the ends justifying the means" is
your posting racist suggestions about blacks in a public
forum. I've known racists, over the years, and I don't like
to see their statements go unchallenged. Maybe you
should consider a less odious "means" of making a point.
I don't like racist jokes, either, now that I think about it,
though the "ends" is only humor.
Please accept my profound apologies for imagining that
your post was serious. It is true that I didn't understand
your irony, and so it cried to me for some sort of response.
-- Carl |
