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To: capt. norm

Charlie Crist is FL AG. He took an oath to uphold the law. If he lies in a debate while he is the current attorney general, he violated his oath and that is perjury. If you'd rather say CHARLIE CRIST LIED, that will work too. He forgot he was FL AG during the debate.


334 posted on 09/01/2006 11:27:19 AM PDT by floriduh voter (www.conservative-spirit.org GALLAGHER & CRIST IMPORTANT STUFF)
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To: floriduh voter
Charlie Crist is FL AG. He took an oath to uphold the law. If he lies in a debate while he is the current attorney general, he violated his oath and that is perjury.

No, it isn't. First, you have not actually established that Crist lied. Your mere assertion is not evidence; indeed, because you are so woefully misinformed about so many things, it's actually evidence to the contrary. Second, lying is not, in and of itself, a violation of his oath as the attorney general.

Let's take a hypothetical case. Joe Shlobotnik, Attorney General for the State of Confusion, comes into his office to start his work. He's physically tired, he just had to ground one of his teenage kids for not being home on time, and he just got a phone call telling him that a very close friend has died. In short, Joe's life is the pits at the moment.

His executive assistant greets him and asks, "How are you, boss?"

Joe says, "Fine."

He has just lied. Let us assume that the State of Confusion's laws are identical to Florida. Please explain exactly how Joe has violated his oath of office. I eagerly await your display of your legal expertise.

If you'd rather say CHARLIE CRIST LIED, that will work too. He forgot he was FL AG during the debate.

Again, please cite the specific lie he told, and please explain, in detail, how it violated his oath as Florida AG.

338 posted on 09/01/2006 11:39:38 AM PDT by BeHoldAPaleHorse ( ~()):~)>)
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To: floriduh voter
Charlie Crist is FL AG. He took an oath to uphold the law. If he lies in a debate while he is the current attorney general, he violated his oath and that is perjury.

What a royal crock!

Even you know better than that!

Your obsession has you grasping at straws and just plain making things up.

Unbelievable!

351 posted on 09/01/2006 12:01:12 PM PDT by capt. norm (Bumper Sticker: Honk if you've never seen an Uzi shoot from a car window.)
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To: floriduh voter

Floriduh, you have to understand that "perjury," like most words, has a definition. Part of that definition is that the false testimony has to be given under oath. As far as I know, no oaths are taken before political debates.

If you wish, you can say he lied, but then folks are going to ask you to detail those lies. Many of us aren't in Florida, so we did not see or hear this debate.

I can positively, absolutely, and unequivocably say that he did not commit perjury in this debate. That would be impossible, since he was not under oath.


364 posted on 09/01/2006 12:20:20 PM PDT by MineralMan (Non-evangelical Atheist)
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