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

To: PAT JENNING who wrote (25379)	12/31/1998 1:40:00 AM
From: Bob Lao-Tse	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 67261

>>what in other circumstances might be called "fishing." Since he had to get JD approval for any investigations, I'm not sure that it could be called "fishing," but nevertheless, fishing only works if there are fish there to be caught. And to head off any "every politician is dirty" argument; I sincerely believe that any politician, regardless of his or her party affiliation, who egregiously violates his or her public trust (not to mention oath of office, or the law) should be unceremoniously booted out of office. The fact that so many people don't seem to believe that, or only believe it so long as it doesn't apply to a member of their party is, IMHO, the most disturbing part of this entire spectacle. >>As to your quibble about democracy versus republic, give me a break. In either case, the voters are still supposed to have ultimate power. It's hardly a quibble. The fundamental difference between the two is that in a republic the only "ultimate power" that the people have is the power to vote for the politician of their choice. This is intended to prevent the people from making ill-considered decisions that will negatively impact the future of the nation. You know, like "The president, simply because we elected him, should be above the law." Through the years I've often wondered if a republic is really the best form of government, since it does open us up to the deprecations of professional politicians. In contrast, democracy seems so pure. But the events of recent months have firmly convinced me that too many people are simply too ignorant and short-sighted to be trusted with decisions of that magnitude. Pax, BLT