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

To: Bob Lao-Tse who wrote (24662)	12/27/1998 6:54:00 PM
From: jimpit	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 67261

Another masterpiece, Bob Lao-Tse. Bravo! Why is it so difficult for some people to follow the logic covered in your post ? I think that more than a few of them view this whole episode as a game... with an "our side against your side" mentality. I agree with you that "...the future of our nation IS at stake...". Regards, jim

To: Bob Lao-Tse who wrote (24662)	12/28/1998 12:29:00 AM
From: Borzou Daragahi	Respond to of 67261

Truly, you can never go broke underestimating the intelligence of the American people. Opinion polls on an issue like this are meaningless because too many stupid people respond. Contemptous and elitist comments like these, repeated these days over and over again--on the airwaves, and on in the Internet, and in the newspapers--will haunt the conservative movement in America for decades.

To: Bob Lao-Tse who wrote (24662)	12/28/1998 1:44:00 AM
From: PAT JENNING	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 67261

<<The issue has never been whether Clinton's behavior was wrong. That's just something the Dems trot out to try to defend him. The issue is that, at least in his Paula Jones deposition, Clinton's behavior as illegal. >> The Constitution specifies that impeachment and removal from office must be for treason, bribery, and other high crimes and misdemeanors. The founders wanted to prevent political vendettas that used minor crimes as a basis for removing a president from office. Perjury in a civil suit does not make the grade, in my opinion. As for your comments regarding the intelligence of the people, they seem to be smart enough to understand that it is illegitimate and dangerous to our form of government for a prosecutor to target the president of the United States. Regardless of how stupid they may be, the decision of the people in selecting a president is supposed to mean something in a democracy. Removing a president from office should only be done for the most egregious conduct -- such as treason or bribery or similar acts.