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Pastimes : Let's Talk About Our Feelings!!! -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: jlallen who wrote (69009)	12/28/1999 2:54:00 PM
From: lorrie coey	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 108807

The Precedent had been set long ago...Presidents past have had extra-marital "relations"...and not even been asked to justify it. It was simply "accepted" and hidden, [somewhat]. The Precedent was set in the Eighties, that the President IS above the law. Executive Privilege IS Evolving. ["Sex" was the way to create the situation that tested the System] It all amounts to A Failed Coup. I'll bet you'll Deny that! [your prerogative and privilege, of course] *"Privilege \Priv"ilege\, n. [F. privil['e]ge, L. privilegium -an ordinance or law against or in favor of an individual; privus private + lex, legis, law. See {Private}, and {Legal}.] 1. A peculiar benefit, advantage, or favor;a private law; a right or immunity not enjoyed by others or by all; special enjoyment of a good, or exemption from an evil or burden; a prerogative; advantage; franchise. Syn: Prerogative; immunity; franchise; right; claim; liberty. Usage: {Privilege}, {Prerogative}. Privilege, among the Romans, was something conferred upon an individual by a private law; and hence, it denotes some peculiar benefit or advantage, some right or immunity, not enjoyed by the world at large.** Prerogative, among the Romans, was the right of voting first; and, hence, it denotes a right of precedence, or of doing certain acts, or enjoying certain privileges, to the exclusion of others. "It is the privilege of a Christian child to be instructed in the true religion. It is the prerogative of a parent to govern and direct his children.". [sounds like a RRWC wrote this!] Privilege \Priv"ilege\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Privileged}; p. pr. & privilege n 1: a special advantage or immunity or benefit not enjoyed by all 2: a right reserved exclusively by a particular person or group* (especially a hereditary or official right); "suffrage was the prerogative of white adult males" [syn: {prerogative}, {perquisite}, {exclusive right}]