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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 (2412)	8/21/1998 12:43:00 PM
From: Les H	Respond to of 13994

He was part of the legislative body that wrote it. It's not as if he's an outsider or he's been living as a Trappist Buddhist monk all these years.

To: Doughboy who wrote (2412)	8/21/1998 12:47:00 PM
From: j_b	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 13994

<<Okay, Mr. Smartypants, explain to me the arcane law that Gore broke and why he broke it. >> It is against the law to use public facilities (including the office or the phone) to solicit personal campaign contributions. Apparently (based on what little we have had made available to us through the news - yes I'm keeping an open mind until all the facts are in) Gore made calls from the White House soliciting contributions for the Clinton/Gore campaign. There is also some question as to his involvement in the Buddhist temple fiasco and others. Assuming that this all turns out to be true, Gore broke the law in order to increase the chances for Clinton and Gore to be re-elected. After all, it was very important for the Dems to stop the Republican juggernaut. If you remember, Clinton implied that any tactics were okay, because the cause was good.