----- Original Message -----
From: "John D. Giorgis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Wednesday, June 20, 2001 9:59 PM
Subject: Re: Impeachment
> At 08:18 PM 6/19/01 -0700 Doug Pensinger wrote:
> > If they had been
> >acting on principal they would have left him alone to run the country,
seeing
> >as they couldn't have gotten anyone from the Democratic party more
> amenable to
> >their agenda.
>
> Again, however, this is clear evidence for acting on principle. You're
> absolutely right, of course, President Gore would have been much more
> leftish than Clinton. So why else would they act against their own
> interests, unless for them the ends did not justify the means?
>
They also went against the clear wishes of the American people. My personal
guess is that it became so emotional and personal that they were caught up
in it and couldn't let go. It was an amazing process. As a political move,
it was stupid. I'm sure that many of them thought it was principal, but I
personally think it was more feeling.
Overturning an election is a very serious matter. I would argue that
impeachment would require something closer to selling arms to Iran and using
the money to fund a war after Congress voted against funding. <grin>
Dan M.
