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Politics : Clinton's Scandals: Is this corruption the worst ever? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Aaron Cooperband who wrote (7747)	10/5/1998 12:40:00 AM
From: Zoltan!	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 13994

>>I spoke with a friend of mine who is a lawyer in D.C. and he said that normally perjury is not prosecuted when it has to do with consentual sex. This is why everyone is shouting about how overboard Starr has gone. Well, your attorney friend is uninformed about the 18 or so prosecutions that the Clinton administration has undertaken for perjury about sex. But then again Clinton did far far more. He lied in a sexual harassment suit and he perjured himself before a Federal criminal grand jury. That's big. Really BIG. He lied directly to American people, not to save his privacy or family, but because Dick Morris told him the polling said he couldn't tell the truth. So he decided to baldfaced lie. Then Clinton had his aides assert bogus privileges and to go out and lie for him in public and before the grand jury. Clinton sanctioned a campaign of defamation against Judge Starr and witnesses. Clinton conspired with Monica Lewinsky to lie and tried to alter Betty Currie's testimony. Clinton also abetted a felony by endorsing Monica's affidavit, which he knew to be false. >>This is why everyone is shouting about how overboard Starr has gone. That's a diversion by the partisan Dems. Starr has done nothing unusual and has in fact shown Clinton deference the average person would never get from a prosecutor. The hearings will educate the people, including your friend. >>but if the average citizen wouldn't suffer had he done the same thing The average citizen would have done little of the above without extreme sanction. And the average citizen is not the Chief Law Enforcement Officer of the US who has taken an oath to uphold its laws and system of justice, only to trash it.

To: Aaron Cooperband who wrote (7747)	10/5/1998 12:40:00 AM
From: Jay8088	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 13994

A news item..... Justice Department Seeks Expanded Power (CNS) The United States Justice Department is seeking to expand its authority and "obtain massive new enforcement powers" just days before a busy Congress scurries to finish business, according to Representative Bob Barr (R-GA). If the Justice Department has its wishes, according to Barr, it could establish a "permanent FBI Police Force." The Justice Department is allegedly trying to get their "wish list" attached to appropriations bills to avoid public hearings or debate. Barr obtained a "wish list" by the Department which includes expanding definitions of terrorism to include domestic crimes unrelated to terrorism. The Department is also seeking to seize commercial transportation assets for federal use and the ability to commandeer personnel from other federal agencies without reimbursement. "These requests belong in some bizarre conspiracy novel," Barr said, "not in serious legislative documents being circulated at the top levels of federal law enforcement." In addition to forcing telephone and Internet companies to divulge information on their customers, Justice Department officials are also seeking to expand wiretap authority to allow "roving" wiretaps, and wiretaps without any court authority, according to Barr. "These proposals represent a sneak attack on the most cherished principles of our democracy. If they become a part of our law, freedom and privacy in America will be permanently and severely diminished," Barr said.