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To: red jinn who wrote (17021)	9/15/1998 1:53:00 AM
From: StockMan	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 77397

Re -- but your first sentence is absolutely true; perjury is affirming something you know as false, which is, to my simple mind, the same as "lying under oath You do have a simple mind, Thats why you are not a president. Heres a simple thought for you, IF ONE DOES NOT BELIEVE HE IS LYING DOES THAT MAKE HIM A LIAR? or better IF ONE DOES TELL THE TRUTH, CAN HE BE LYING? See if you can figure it out. Real simple right? Perjury is however the law defines it and the supreme court interprets it. Stockman

To: red jinn who wrote (17021)	9/15/1998 1:00:00 PM
From: George L. Smith	Respond to of 77397

>> i don't know if you're a lawyer, but your first sentence is absolutely true; perjury is affirming something you know as false, which is, to my simple mind, the same as "lying under oath." i have no idea how you can say they're different. note: i didn't say perjury couldn't consist of something else, but in all the applicable trials i'm aware of, they're arent' different. << According to my information, he's quite right. Just lying under oath is not necessarily perjury. The lie must be material and relevant to the case being testified to. I think that in this case it qualifies...