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Re: Mister President, resign!

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From: Charles Demas
Date: Sat, 19 Sep 1998 00:00
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In article <36040E97.B8950AF2@pobox.com>,
Deckard  <ab2@pobox.com> wrote:
>
>Perjury and obstruction of justice are legal charges, which are
>appropriately and generally handled by the courts. As are sexual
>harrassment charges. Congress has taken this power away from the 
>courts.

IIRC, a sitting President cannot be indicted in a court of law 
for criminal charges.

If he is impeached, and convicted only then may he be indicted, tried,
and if then convicted subject to such penalties as the law may impose.


Chuck Demas
Needham, Mass.

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From: demas@sunspot.tiac.net (Charles Demas)
Subject: Re: Mister President, resign!
Date: 1998/09/19
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