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Re: PROTEST THE ARTICLES OF IMPEACHMENT

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From: rocket
Date: Fri, 25 Dec 1998 00:00
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Merlin Dorfman wrote in message ...
>dgdsk@tiac.net wrote:
>: In nyc.general Jeffrey E. Salzberg <salzberg@flash.net> wrote:
>: > In article <368db3d2.152134238@news.panix.com>,
>: >   smanes@NOSPAM.HEREmagpie.com (Steve Manes) wrote:
>
>: > You're missing the point, Steve; the Republicans are admitting that the
>: > impeachment was purely a political maneuver.
>
>: > It's been obvious from the git-go, of course, that they decided to
impeach
>: > long before they had any evidence of wrongdoing.
>
>: > Note to the politically-impaired: "I don't like him" is not evidence.
>
>: How about "He lied to every person on the planet when he got up on that
>: Monday morning, wagged his finger at us all, and stated that he did NOT
>: HAVE SEX WITH THAT WOMAN, MONICA LEWINSKY."
>
>     Not an impeachable offense.  If lying were an impeachable offense,
>about 40 of our 43 presidents would have been impeached...if there
>were anybody left in Congress to impeach them.
>     I dare say you may have lied occasionally in your life, too.  I
>know I have.

You need to get elected to determine who gets impeached, and if those lies
were under oath you might think twice about running.  Until then we all get
to yak back and forth.

Merry Christmas all.
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Subject: Re: PROTEST THE ARTICLES OF IMPEACHMENT
Date: 1998/12/25
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