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

To: Johannes Pilch who wrote (3089)	9/16/1998 10:19:00 AM
From: dougjn	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 67261

You seem to have a very religiously colored view of public affairs. I do not share it. With respect to the relevance of Clinton's collateral testimony on Lewinsky in the Jones suit. The judge agreed that it was not essential to the case. There is no fixed rule about eliminating evidence in these cases which might have some small relevance, but whose prejudical effect is much much greater than its probitive value. There should be such a rule. Not just for the President. For everyone. exchange2000.com Doug

To: Johannes Pilch who wrote (3089)	9/16/1998 11:32:00 AM
From: MulhollandDrive	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 67261

>>I have lived in Europe, and in my opinion these societies, when taken as a whole, are not worth emulating. When compared with America, whole society to whole society, I find the countries of Europe are wholly unable to preach to us. This is especially true, almost axiomatic in the case of France.<< Johanne, There is one Frenchman who, imo, is quite qualified to preach to us. I have been re-reading some of Alexis de Tocqueville's Democracy in America. I hope our congress will review his writings assiduously. I found a passage that seemed particularly relevant to Clintons job approval numbers.... "It is difficult to draw a man out of his own circle to interest him in the destiny of state, because he does not clearly understand what influence the destiny of the state can have upon his own lot." Let's hope that our citizens will take time to consider the underlying threat to our democracy if we do not insist upon the POTUS adhering to the same standards applied to the common man. If Mr. Clinton's violations of law are allowed to go unpunished, his legacy will be that under his tenure America has succumbed to despotism. regards, bp