[102567] in Cypherpunks
Re: Clinton's fake apologies
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Duncan Frissell)
Sat Sep 12 22:05:24 1998
Date: Sat, 12 Sep 1998 21:48:15 -0400
To: Declan McCullagh <declan@well.com>, Jim Gillogly <jimg@mentat.com>
From: Duncan Frissell <frissell@panix.com>
Cc: cypherpunks@cyberpass.net
In-Reply-To: <Pine.GSO.3.95.980912105356.24790A-100000@well.com>
Reply-To: Duncan Frissell <frissell@panix.com>
At 10:54 AM 9/12/98 -0700, Declan McCullagh wrote:
>1. it's tough to argue that clinton's apparent perjury in Jones was
>immaterial
>
>2. i know of no law saying perjury only a crime if it's "material"
>
>3. perjury is certainly one of the "great offenses" that common law says
>is impeachable.
>
>4. besides, non-criminal activities can constitute impeachable offenses --
>look at second and third articles of impeachment in Nixon's case
>
>-Declan
In addition, the last man impeached and convicted by Congress (circa 1988)
Judge Alcy Hastings (sp?) was convicted for perjury in a tax evasion case
in which he was acquitted of the original charges. Hastings was later
elected to Congress from Florida and last week dissed Clinton by not
attending a fundraiser he held there for the Democrat candidate for
governor. Hastings said that he has yet to make up his mind on Clinton and
wants to review the evidence.
DCF
