When I was working for the Department of Justice, I must have testified in court hundreds of times under oath. One thing I never did was commit perjury-no matter how much the truth might have subtracted from the case. When Bill Clinton lied under oath, I considered it grounds for impeachment. Now it seems that the higher-ups in the DOJ are committing perjury on a regular basis. PJ Media has yet another report on the corruption that is infesting the DOJ.
http://pjmedia.com/blog/the-justice-department-condones-perjury/
Scoff if you will, but when perjury is committed so routinely by the very people who we depend on to defend our system of justice, then telling the truth under oath becomes meaningless. When that happens, our system of justice becomes meaningless.
The real question is: If we commit perjury, in front of Congress, would we be able to stay out of jail and keep our jobs? If the answer is no, then the DoJ represents justice for them, not you!
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"Scoff if you will, but when perjury is committed so routinely..."
ReplyDeleteScoff I do, at the way allegations of "perjury" are so facilely tossed around without proof, when it is politically convenient.
Clinton was, of course, guilty of perjury. He deserved to lose his license to practice law. However, it was over a petty personal matter, and the American people were entitled to have the policies they voted for continue in effect for the term of office at issue. It was not a "high crime" or an abuse of office.
On the other hand, what if Al Gore had succeeded, and been elected as the incumbent in 2000 after winning plaudits for cleaning up Clinton's mess? Sound good to you, Gary?