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

To: cool who wrote (6516)	10/1/1998 12:50:00 PM
From: Zoltan!	Respond to of 67261

Ridiculous and unConstitutional. Besides, the impeachment inquiry will examine all the many many many Clinton scandals, not just his perjury, obstruction of justice and abuse of office in the Lewinsky cover-up.

To: cool who wrote (6516)	10/1/1998 12:56:00 PM
From: j_b	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 67261

<< RE: National Advisory Referendum DATE: October 1, 1998>> Do all states have an election coming up? Have any of them already submitted information to the printer for printing of sample ballots or the ballots themselves? Would this even be legal (California has a referendum process, but I don't think the federal government does)? Would passing the buck to the American people be seen as dereliction of their duty (after all, the Constitution gave the impeachment power to Congress, not the people)?

To: cool who wrote (6516)	10/1/1998 1:55:00 PM
From: Daniel Schuh	Respond to of 67261

I've floated my own proposal on that one. Everybody do their best to pin their congressional candidates down on their views, specifically if they think the Starr report charges constitute impeachable offences. If they won't be pinned down, assume they'll follow their party. Then vote for the candidate of your choice, weighing the impeachment issue accordingly. Everybody vote, though. Mrknowitall can repeat his argument about how unknowable it all is if he wants. Personally, in the absence of any clear statements on the matter, I think party affiliation is a plenty good proxy. Put together a national referendum in a month? Seriously. I'd say facing the issue squarely in the Congressional campaign would be appropriate. And if it isn't faced squarely- vote the party of your choice. If you think the issue is important. Cheers, Dan.