from: http://www.aci.net/kalliste/ Click Here: <A HREF="http://www.aci.net/kalliste/">The Home Page of J. Orlin Grabbe</A> ----- The Continuing Persecution of Our Beloved Leader Clinton Asks to be Reprimanded, Not Disbarred 20 years of bilking the public should count for something. President Clinton has asked a committee evaluating his Arkansas law license to reprimand him rather than disbar him for giving misleading testimony in a civil suit brought against him. The president reportedly argued that his 20-plus years in public service should qualify him for a milder penalty. Clinton argued that his testimony in the Paula Jones case was "not false as he defines that term," according to court papers filed by the conservative Southeastern Legal Foundation (SLF) that is seeking revocation of his license. The president's request came as a response to SLF's complaint to the Arkansas Supreme Court Committee on Professional Conduct. They are seeking to have his law license revoked for lying about his relationship with Monica Lewinsky during the Paula Jones sexual harassment lawsuit. SLF President Matthew J. Glavin, in a press conference Monday to announce his group's rebuttal, characterized the president's 85-page response, submitted on April 21, as "a pathetic attempt to defend the indefensible." "(The president) acknowledged in his response that he misled the nation, his family, his friends and indeed the court. The president then spent 50 pages in his response ... trying to argue that he did not commit a crime," Glavin said. The president's lawyers declined to publicly disclose the president's response, but Glavin revealed some of it at the press conference. "They suggest that a sanction no harsher, and perhaps more lenient than a letter of reprimand, would be appropriate," Glavin told reporters. David Kendall, the president's lawyer, did issue a statement criticizing the SLF. "The foundation isn't interested in issues relating to Arkansas lawyers and legal services, it's just interested in attacking the president in any way it can," he said. "Releasing its papers to the public is just another part of the long-running partisan mudslinging campaign against the president." SLF filed a complaint in September 1998 seeking that the president be disbarred from practicing law for lying under oath and obstructing justice about his relationship with Monica Lewinsky during the Paula Jones suit. Jones had sought damages against the president for allegedly exposing himself to her and suggesting that she would benefit professionally from the liaison. Judge Susan Webber Wright charged the president with two counts of civil contempt and fined him $90,000. Wright left open the possibility that the president could face criminal charges filed by the Independent Counsel's office after he leaves office. Under state law, civil contempt charges trigger an automatic complaint with the committee. Glavin said the president argued that his 20-plus years in public service are mitigating factors that call for a milder penalty but countered, "The Arkansas code specifically states ... that 'lawyers holding public office assume legal responsibilities going beyond those of other citizens.' In fact, the president's public service is not a mitigating factor. It indeed is an aggravating factor." Four degrees of penalties are available to the committee if it takes action � private reprimand, which consists of a letter sent to the president that may never be made public; public reprimand; suspension of license, which averages two years in Arkansas; or disbarment. Glavin said that the committee has only one choice. "The president of the United States himself acknowledged that he wasn't truthful," Glavin said. "Truthfulness is not an aspirational goal for lawyers. It is the very bare minimal standard and if you can't meet that stand ard you must be disbarred." The committee's decision is like an indictment. If it votes to disbar Clinton, the president can defend himself in the Arkansas Circuit Court. If the Circuit Court agrees with the committee, the president can appeal to the state Supreme Court. Of the seven full-time and seven alternate members on the committee, three � two full-time and one alternate � have recused themselves because of conflicts of interest. The recused members said they had donated money to the Clinton-Gore campaign or the Arkansas Democratic Committee. Fox News, May 8, 2000 ----- Aloha, He'Ping, Om, Shalom, Salaam. Em Hotep, Peace Be, All My Relations. Omnia Bona Bonis, Adieu, Adios, Aloha. Amen. Roads End <A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/">www.ctrl.org</A> DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion & informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. 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