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Politics : Should Clinton resign? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: James A. Shankland who wrote (237)	9/13/1998 7:39:00 PM
From: Jacob Snyder	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 567

re: "it would set a very bad precedent." Actually, if he resigned, it would set an extremely good precedent. It would say, "As a nation, we have standards. Certain behavior is unacceptable, and if you do it, there will be consequences, no matter who you are." re: my use of the word "rape" : Once upon a time, not so very long ago, in order to get a conviction for rape, the woman had to have broken bones or scars to "prove" that she had resisted. Without that evidence, it was assumed that she had been a willing participant. "Why didn't you fight back? Why didn't you say no?" Once upon a time, people who talked about sexual harassment in the workplace were considered extremists and fanatics. No longer. Many millions of American women have felt pressure at the workplace to have sex with men who have authority and power over them. Many of them didn't say no, because they didn't feel they could. It is commonplace for these women to make excuses for the men who have raped them. It is common for these women to invent elaborate facades of self-delusion. That doesn't mean they weren't raped. Most corporations have rules against sexual relations between supervisors and the people they supervise. The reason for these rules is that there is an inherent element of coersion in such relationships. That element is there even if it is unspoken, and even if the participants deny it. I am not a fanatic. I am a Democrat, I voted for Clinton twice, I think he's done a much better job with the economy than any President since Kennedy, and I've been a supporter of his for 6+ years, until last week.