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Politics : Clinton's Scandals: Is this corruption the worst ever? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Doughboy who wrote (2410)	8/21/1998 12:38:00 PM
From: John Hensley	Respond to of 13994

Dough- How many of us have fudged the taxes on something we knew we could get away with (tax evasion)? How many of us lied on a job application or resume (mail fraud)? How many of us lied to a police officer about how fast we were actually traveling (obstruction of justice)? Is every "I didn't see that stop sign, officer" worth an investigation, lie detector, and an oath to be truthful? You might find this hard to believe, but I haven't done any of these, and for whatever reason, I think many more people haven't either. Call me naive, but I at least think the President of the United States, who swore to "preserve, protect, and defend the Constitution of the United States" shouldn't even be close to breaking laws.

To: Doughboy who wrote (2410)	8/21/1998 12:39:00 PM
From: j_b	Respond to of 13994

<<That's like saying, if we hang around long enough, this POTUS will trip up and then we'll have him.>> Thank you for the reasoned discussion - I agree with you in a general sense. I think you may have missed my point on the second part - if the prosecutor is absolutely sure (in his own mind, of course) that the President is a serial killer, but can't prove it, would a fishing expedition be justified. Again, please note that this is a general question, in no way relating to Clinton or the current investigation.

To: Doughboy who wrote (2410)	8/21/1998 12:40:00 PM
From: MulhollandDrive	Respond to of 13994

The problem with your rather long winded argument is that when we, the people, get caught evading taxes, lying on job applications , speeding, there are consequences. We pay fines, get fired, get points assessed against our license. It is a felony to obstruct justice and commit perjury in a criminal or civil case. No small matter...... bp