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Politics : Bill Clinton Scandal - SANITY CHECK -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Lizzie Tudor who wrote (1813)	9/8/1998 2:26:00 PM
From: Jeff Harrington	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 67261

Newt is the guy that left his wife on her death bed (very sick from cancer) for a younger woman. Whattaguy... I find most of this right wing moralizing interesting. Like most American puritianical strains, the basic philosophy is that nobody should have more fun than me. If they do, they're eveeeeel. JH

To: Lizzie Tudor who wrote (1813)	9/8/1998 3:05:00 PM
From: j_b	Respond to of 67261

<<I really didnt say that. Im not sure that this will erode the power of the presidency, >> oops - sorry for the error. So much has been said regarding the issue that I got confused over who said what. IMHO any time one branch uses its authority over the other (vetos, impeachment, veto override, Supreme Court decisions, appointment approvals or denials, etc.) the power of the branch that was chastened is eroded. However, that erosion is most likely temporary. The Supreme Court decisions seem to have the longest effect, and Presidential vetos the shortest. Once one branch realizes the power it has over the others, it seems to exercise that authority with more vigor until the pendulum swings the other way. If Clinton is removed from office, the new President will be operating under a disadvantage, since he too will be subject to the scrutiny of a body that has already shown its willingness to act against a President. Also, the politicians will be making all their decisions based on the public reaction to that removal. If the public supports the removal, Gore would be very cautious in light of his own fund-raising issues, and Congress would be pushing even harder to prove those issues, all the while pushing their own agendas against a weakened and distracted President.