Perjury is defined in the US Code. Not by YOU.
TITLE 18 > PART I > CHAPTER 79 > § 1621 Prev | Next
§ 1621. Perjury generally
Release date: 2004-08-06
Whoever—
(1) having taken an oath before a competent tribunal, officer, or person, in any case in which a law of the United States authorizes an oath to be administered, that he will testify, declare, depose, or certify truly, or that any written testimony, declaration, deposition, or certificate by him subscribed, is true, willfully and contrary to such oath states or subscribes any material matter which he does not believe to be true; or
(2) in any declaration, certificate, verification, or statement under penalty of perjury as permitted under section 1746 of title 28, United States Code, willfully subscribes as true any material matter which he does not believe to be true;
is guilty of perjury and shall, except as otherwise expressly provided by law, be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than five years, or both. This section is applicable whether the statement or subscription is made within or without the United States.
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TITLE 28 > PART V > CHAPTER 115 > § 1746 Prev | Next
§ 1746. Unsworn declarations under penalty of perjury
Release date: 2004-10-27
Wherever, under any law of the United States or under any rule, regulation, order, or requirement made pursuant to law, any matter is required or permitted to be supported, evidenced, established, or proved by the sworn declaration, verification, certificate, statement, oath, or affidavit, in writing of the person making the same (other than a deposition, or an oath of office, or an oath required to be taken before a specified official other than a notary public), such matter may, with like force and effect, be supported, evidenced, established, or proved by the unsworn declaration, certificate, verification, or statement, in writing of such person which is subscribed by him, as true under penalty of perjury, and dated, in substantially the following form:
(1) If executed without the United States: “I declare (or certify, verify, or state) under penalty of perjury under the laws of the United States of America that the foregoing is true and correct. Executed on (date). (Signature)”.
(2) If executed within the United States, its territories, possessions, or commonwealths: “I declare (or certify, verify, or state) under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct. Executed on (date). (Signature)”.
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There are the requirements. Start spinning.
I think you ought to stay out of this. You don't facts and evidence. Run over to Granny's thread and vent some feelings.
Now CR is doing pretty well but that's because he will actually look for and evaluate law, facts, and evidence. He seems to think GWB is not impeachable at this point. However, he tossed in a matter I'd forgotten: treaties are part of US law. I think there may be something in those treaties that make him vulnerable. |
