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Politics : Bill Clinton Scandal - SANITY CHECK
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To: lazarre who wrote (8331)10/9/1998 10:00:00 AM
From: j_b  Read Replies (1) of 67261
 
<< What many of us on this thread have a hard time with ( not to mention 60% of the American public ) is the insistence by some that Clinton's misdeeds were somehow more egregious and deserve a harsher punishment.>>

Elsewhere on this thread, we have been discussing the difference in the standards to which Congress and the President are held. The President IS the Executive Branch, and can make decisions and take actions by himself. No member of Congress can do that - they all have to be part of a joint decision. Therefore, any error on the part of the President is more serious than the same mistake made by a member of Congress. The President should be held to a higher standard, IMHO. A lie or deception or whatever by a Congressperson really can't affect the everyday person, where a similar act by a President can.

There is obviously plenty of room for interpretation here, and there will absolutely be differences of opinion over whether Clinton's actions were of a serious enough nature to actually cause harm to our system of justice or to society as a whole. However, IMHO, it wouldn't even be an issue for a member of Congress, because their actions inherently don't have that ability, where the President's do.
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