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

To: one_less who wrote (19840)	12/15/1998 2:55:00 PM
From: Yoav Chudnoff	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 67261

Truth and justice for all its citizenry - come on folks police perjury under oath for brutality and it is believed????? The truth is that the system is not equal and was never meant to be --- it has always been meant to be imperfect --- human error and judgement is taken into account - - by creating a uniform Truth and justice across the board is doomed to make all guilty of something no matter how minor it may be - you spit on the sidewalk 5 years jail, you spit on your property 5 years jail - - - - Truth and obstruction is civil - Barr used it when he got divorced (twice), Go sit in divorce court for a day or two and I promise that you can arrest almost everyone there for perjury under oath of some form...... You can not equate this to a high crime, if that occurs then, one day it will be used against you as it is against Clinton and you fuse constitutional and civil laws and end separation of powers.

To: one_less who wrote (19840)	12/15/1998 3:24:00 PM
From: Daniel Schuh	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 67261

Truth and justice again, brees? There is such a thing as prosecutorial discretion. Not every crime is punished, not by a long shot. Proportionality is another word that comes to mind. Do you have some evidence that "truth and justice" is what motivated Starr, and what's motivating Hyde and the Republican leadership? Do you think Tom DeLay is talking to the Republican Congressmen about "truth and justice"? "I thought from day one, as I think today, that this was bad for the country," said one of Starr's defenders who now questions his tactics. "Sometimes you have to exercise prosecutorial discretion." Even though this defender of Starr said he believed the president was guilty of significant misconduct, he said, "the cost to the country far outweighs the value of proving it. (http://www.nytimes.com/library/politics/092098clinton-starr.html) I agree with that viewpoint, as I've stated before. Others disagree, as is their right. If I had some confidence that Gore would be allowed a peaceful term as Clinton's successor, and that getting rid of Clinton would somehow improve our political process, I might be swayed. I don't see any indication of that happening. Do you see some concern for "truth and justice" among the Republican leadership and their 6 hours floor debate on fulfilling their Constitutional trust? I see politics, not much else. Cheers, Dan.