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

To: Les H who wrote (9148)	10/13/1998 10:02:00 AM
From: Daniel Schuh	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 67261

Sure, Les. So how many people are in "prison" for "purjury"? How many people are in prison or jail for perjury for inadmissible testimony in a dismissed civil suit? Never mind politically motivated civil suits. As for obstruction, given the Tom DeLay definition of obstruction of justice here, i.e. saying anything bad about Ken Starr, I guess I'm headed that way too. Oh well. Free speech isn't what it's cracked up to be, I guess.

To: Les H who wrote (9148)	10/13/1998 10:19:00 AM
From: Bill	Respond to of 67261

Les, my understanding is that 126 people are currently serving time in FEDERAL prisons for perjury. One of the congressmen noted this fact on the floor of the House during the impeachment inquiry debate. No state prison figures were cited. It is my understanding that the majority of these are for perjury in civil cases, although I don't have the exact count. Last month, I cited one case where an expert witness was convicted of perjury for incorrectly identifying which college he attended. He is currently serving 2 1/2 years in federal prison. Perjury is a felony, whether liberals like it or not.