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

To: Volsi Mimir who wrote (9113)	10/12/1998 8:48:00 PM
From: Volsi Mimir	Respond to of 67261

Since I believe the Impeachment Hearings Vote was more politically motivated than judicial, I believe the Prez would be censured or rebuked (Ford's article below) and a deal made rather than a full disruptive impeachment. If the House wanted the impeachment they would of waited til all the facts gathered then solemnly and thoroughly dispatched the hearings or better still let the 106th Congress deal with it. This was an excuse on both sides for nothing accomplished. E7 (old news but this is what I have in mind for censure except with a fine and a parole-type condition to keep his pants zipped ) Ford Urges A Public Reproach Of Clinton Ex-President Seeks An End to 'Turmoil' search.washingtonpost.com Reuters Monday, October 5, 1998; Page A13 NEW YORK, Oct. 4—Former president Gerald R. Ford today called for a public rebuke of President Clinton over his relationship with Monica S. Lewinsky instead of impeachment proceedings. In an essay published in today's editions of the New York Times, the Republican said he had no particular interest in "rescuing" Clinton, who is a Democrat, but wrote: "I do care, passionately, about rescuing the country I love from further turmoil or uncertainty." Ford became the 38th president in 1974 after President Richard M. Nixon resigned during an impeachment inquiry over the Watergate scandal. Ford later pardoned Nixon for any federal crimes he might have committed as president. Ford, who spent 25 years in the House of Representatives, described a "harshly worded rebuke as rendered by members of both parties," televised and delivered in the well of the House, as a more appropriate punishment than a monetary fine or impeachment. By accepting the rebuke, Ford wrote, Clinton would "accept full responsibility for his actions. . . . No spinning, no semantics, no evasiveness or blaming others for his plight. "Let all this be done without partisan exploitation or mean-spiritedness. Let it be dignified, honest, and above all, cleansing. The result, I believe, would be the first moment of majesty in an otherwise squalid year." The House Judiciary Committee will vote Monday or Tuesday on whether to recommend to the full House that it open a formal inquiry into whether Clinton should be impeached. © Copyright 1998 The Washington Post Company