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Politics : Bill Clinton Scandal - SANITY CHECK
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To: pezz who wrote (6625)10/2/1998 3:29:00 PM
From: j_b  Read Replies (1) of 67261
 
<< He lied about sex.Big deal, not a high crime or misdemeanor [as our founding fathers understood those words to mean].Here lies the place to disagree with my argument>>

We've had this discussion before, but I feel it bears repeating -

To say that the act of lying under oath was no big deal because it was done to hide an embarrassing affair, makes no sense if you change the act from lying to murder. Both are felonies - both have victims. Yes one is a more serious crime, but the REASON the crime is committed is not relevant, only the magnitude of the crime.

If you are saying that perjury (or even lying under oath that doesn't meet the standards of perjury) is not an impeachable offense, where murder would be, I would understand. However, you seem to be saying "it depends on what you mean by lying".
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