2007-09-18 16:22:43 · 22 answers · asked by Curly 3 in Politics & Government ➔ Government
no way i wish he can go back i will pay for a monica every weekend he was a good president not the disaster that we have now
2007-09-18 16:30:27 · answer #1 · answered by conejote_99 7 · 5⤊ 3⤋
Technically, he lied under oath and that was the impeachment breach that got him into trouble. And like others had said, that'd be a 5 year sentence for you and me.
However, someone I talked with way back when impeachment proceedings were happening, said that this was really about payback for Nixon.
Thirty years ago, the Dem's were all over Nixon with talks of impeachment, and Nixon gracefully resigned, rather than bring the nation through months of embarassment. Clinton was the Republican's shot to get some payback.
Interesting theory, maybe somewhat true.
2007-09-19 01:08:38 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
No. Sure he lied under oath, but that isn't a real reason for impeachment. I think it's more of an excuse of the law system. I guess they wanted to show America and the world how lying is bad blah blah blah. I believe he should have gotten some kind of punishment for lying, but not as far as impeachment.
And if you look back, the US was actually a lot better off with him as President. I believe that if he ran again he would win. And Bush isn't doing much better and lies every damn day. And look where America is now. More than half of the world hates us, economy is suffering, and we're in this neverending war.
2007-09-18 23:31:43 · answer #3 · answered by Neo Siren 5 · 4⤊ 3⤋
No, because if we impeached every ruler who lied under oath, we'd have no rulers at all. Unfortunately, liars make the best leaders and there's not much we can do about it. I watched a documentary years ago where they tested different children to see who could lie the best. The kids who showed the most leadership skills were the one who could lie the best. Clinton's only problem was that he got caught. It's not like no other presidents messed around.
2007-09-18 23:31:59 · answer #4 · answered by kcpaull 5 · 3⤊ 2⤋
No. He only lied about where he put his phallus. That should only be a concern to his wife. Whereas the current president has lied about....weapons of mass destructions, reasons for the current war. Clinton's error was an error that cost zero lives. Bush's errors have cost 3,788 (http://icasualties.org/oif/) as of 9:34, Tuesday, September 18,2007.
2007-09-18 23:35:28 · answer #5 · answered by T W 1 · 6⤊ 0⤋
No he shouldn't have. He should never had to answer to this accusation in the first place. It was a family issue not a national issue. He shouldnt have been investigated on this at all. He can have all the sex in or out of his relationship he wants. That is something between him and his wife and the american people should not be involved in that. It didnt affect us in anyway if he was having Oral sex or not with some little nasty trashy girl that would mess around with a married man.
2007-09-19 00:33:53 · answer #6 · answered by <Carol> 5 · 3⤊ 1⤋
He was impeached. He just wasn't removed from office. Presidents are expected to resign after impeachment. He didn't do it.
2007-09-18 23:33:19 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
He was impeached, but acquitted, so he wasn't thrown out of office. He lied under oath to the grand jury, which is why he was impeached in the first place.
2007-09-18 23:31:54 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 2⤋
YES ! HE COMMITTED PERJURY ! He Lied about not having Sex with Monica when in fact he did. The Definition as defined in The Affidavit resurfaced in The New Hillary Bio, HER WAY, Proving That he Knowingly and Willfully Committed Perjury and should have been IMPEACHED !
2007-09-19 01:55:30 · answer #9 · answered by Dale B 3 · 1⤊ 3⤋
No. While I didn't approve morally of some of his ways, it had nothing to do with his job as President.
Clinton tried to lie his way out of a b--- j--. Bush lied to get a war he absolutely had to have, and thousands of lives have been lost because of it.
2007-09-18 23:45:45 · answer #10 · answered by frenchy62 7 · 4⤊ 0⤋
He was impeached and he should have been removed from office, Not because of his private life. But because he lied under oath and suborned purjury. 2 crimes if done by anyone else would have been good for 5 years in prison.
2007-09-18 23:29:42 · answer #11 · answered by smsmith500 7 · 5⤊ 4⤋