Silicon Investor (SI) -- The First Internet Community

STOCKTALK

We've detected that you're using an ad content blocking browser plug-in or feature. Ads provide a critical source of revenue to the continued operation of Silicon Investor. We ask that you disable ad blocking while on Silicon Investor in the best interests of our community. If you are not using an ad blocker but are still receiving this message, make sure your browser's tracking protection is set to the 'standard' level.

Politics : THE STARR REPORT -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: sea_biscuit who wrote (1146)	9/17/1998 10:34:00 PM
From: j_b	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1533

<<So, lying is OK as long as it is not under oath, eh???? EH????>> As far as I can tell, no one has suggested that stance. Lying under oath undermines the rule of law - the very foundation upon which this nation was built. The "all men are created equal" idea referred to being equal under the law. Lying is not illegal - immoral yes, illegal, no. Lying under oath can be illegal. Lying to a Grand Jury investigating a criminal case (which the Starr GJ was) is almost definitely illegal.

To: sea_biscuit who wrote (1146)	9/17/1998 11:57:00 PM
From: The Philosopher	Respond to of 1533

Lying is OK as long as it is not under oath, eh?? No, it's not okay. But it's not a crime. Many things are not okay but still aren't crimes. The principle is really basic: Presidents shouldn't commit crimes while in office. They shouldn't do things that get ordinary people put in jail and pretend it's okay.