Archive of UserLand's first discussion group, started October 5, 1998.

Innocent until proven guilty in court

Author:Phil Wolff
Posted:12/15/1998; 10:04:20 AM
Topic:DaveNet comments
Msg #:1225 (In response to 1213)
Prev/Next:1224 / 1226

Clinton hasn't been convicted or even indicted for sexual harrassment or perjury, Dave. Where it's come to court, the cases have been dismissed for insufficient evidence. Even this poster, http://discuss.userland.com/msgReader$1221, while suggesting a smoking gun may be found in trial, doesn't suggest any high crimes.

So permit me to ask...

Q. Do you believe sexual harrassment is closer to a high crime, like treason, or a mundane crime, like murder?

Q. Is Clinton unable to perform the duties of the office? Q. Is he threatening the constitutional checks and balances of our federal system? Q. Is he endangering the country as a fanatic or insane person? Has he committed a mundane (vs. high) crime so heinous that the public can't stomach him in office until the next election?

So: - I don't think we should oust him on the basis of what came before the committee - despite the Judiciary Committee's report, I don't think the House should rubber stamp it and impeach the President. - I think the President is right to defend himself in the court of public opinion, especially seeing the kangaroo court character of the Judiciary Committee's proceedings. I say "Amen!" to http://discuss.userland.com/msgReader$1223.

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