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To: wonk who wrote (4885)	11/3/2005 7:13:52 PM
From: TimF	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 541490

Some could say that you are debating what the meaning of “is”, is. Some would be wrong. As has been discussed earlier here, making false statements to Congress is a crime. The earlier poster should have quoted the full context of the legal quote "(c) With respect to any matter within the jurisdiction of the legislative branch, subsection (a) shall apply only to-- (1) administrative matters, including a claim for payment, a matter related to the procurement of property or services, personnel or employment practices, or support services, or a document required by law, rule, or regulation to be submitted to the Congress or any office or officer within the legislative branch; or (2) any investigation or review, conducted pursuant to the authority of any committee, subcommittee, commission or office of the Congress, consistent with applicable rules of the House or Senate." cfsan.fda.gov Even if the law didn't provide these limitations (which means they don't apply to the president giving a SOTU speech or other address to congress there would be major practical, and possible constitutional issues of trying to treat such a lie as a crime by the president. Edit - In fact, Reynolds is the “Instapundit” blogger. instapundit.com If Reynolds made similar arguements directly, can you point me to where. I couldn't find them on Instapundit. I would have made a coment in response to the post if I did.