David L: I agree with your distinctions. I can see the point about
perjury, but illegal and unethical behavior was required to produce that
perjury. There was Tripp's tape, there was co-ordination between Starr's
office and Jones' lawyers and with members of the House, there was the
large number of dollars and people spent in the pursuit of some reason,
any reason, to prosecute the President. All of that dwarfs adultry or
lies about sex, even under oath. Such an act simply is not grounds for
impeachment. That's precisely what Clinton's lawyers tried to prove
before the Senate, and they bought it. They didn't even have to contest
the charges because they were insufficient even if its all true. The
Senate bought it because there are fewer kooks and bible-thumpers than
in the House, where the whole tragedy began.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: David Lind [SMTP:Trickster@postmark.net]
> Sent: Sunday, December 05, 1999 3:15 PM
> To: moq_discuss@moq.org
> Subject: Re: MD MORALITY QUESTIONS
>
> Just clarifying something re: the morality of Clinton's impeachment.
> There is a tendency to mix the issues. One issue is that Clinton, a
> married man, had sexual relations with a subordinate (not an immediate
> subordinate, but a subordinate). Then there's the issue of what he
> said about it - both under oath and not while under oath. They're not
> the same issue. One happened, and then the other. While the amount
> of effort put forth to find fault with Clinton may have been
> exacerbated because many found the "what" of what he had done
> repugnant, in the end, he did decieve the people. And again, while
> there may not have been as strong an outcry against him had what he
> done been less objectionable, there are two issues. One - "Was it
> moral for individuals to put out as much effort in trying to catch
> Clinton in regards to his sexual acts as they did?" and the second
> issue - "Was it moral for congress to impeach Clinton for those
> specific acts he was charged with? (none of them relating to sex)"
>
> Shalom
>
> David Lind
> Trickster@postmark.net
>
>
>
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