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To: Liz
"Impeachment did not have to be for criminal offense but only for a course of conduct that suggested an abuse of power or a disregard for the office of the President of the United States."

..."that a person's course of conduct, while not particularly criminal could be of such a nature that it destroys trust, discourages allegiance, and demands action by the Congress."

"...the office of the President is such that it calls for a higher level of conduct than that of the average citizen of the United States."

Hillary on Nixon, written back when (to borrow an earlier FR line) "she actually wanted to screw a president"

80 posted on 02/16/2003 9:11:39 PM PST by pollwatcher
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To: pollwatcher
Hitlery on Nixon: "Impeachment did not have to be for criminal offense but only for a course of conduct that suggested an abuse of power or a disregard for the office of the President of the United States." ..."that a person's course of conduct, while not particularly criminal could be of such a nature that it destroys trust, discourages allegiance, and demands action by the Congress." "...the office of the President is such that it calls for a higher level of conduct than that of the average citizen of the United States."

Both Hitlery and her conniving husband's actions are ten thousand times more egregious than anything Nixon was ever accused of doing. The Clintons got away with enormous crimes against the state.

Hitlery exploits American history. In fact all elected officials are held to a higher standard of conduct than the citizenry b/c they have the power of the purse. Actions by elected officals that would not rise to the level of jaywalking by an average citizen, are prosecutable when committed by someone in office.

Case in point: If you or I received a valuble gift by someone who had interests on Capitol Hill, it would not be a crime. But a Senator or Congressman accepting the very same gift would be breaking the law.

Moreover, public servants - unelected persons employed in public offices in a township or county - cannot accept even a cup of coffee from someone doing business with that office.

85 posted on 02/17/2003 4:08:13 AM PST by Liz
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