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Originally posted by Spanky
OK Final questions
8) If a public figure commits perjury and is not penalized, won't that make it more difficult to convince people that there could be negative consequences if they commit perjury?
9) Isn't getting people to tell the truth under oath an important element in our judicial system?
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Why is a felony conviction for perjury not sufficient? Are the $1m in litigation sanctions not sufficient?
It's a wonderful syllogism, but as happens in logic it ignores several mitigating (albeit perhaps not sufficiently so) real-world factors:
1) A sitting president was made subject to a civil suit, with no delay
2) That civil suit had limited factual merit
3) The discovery sought was of limited relevance
4) The discovery sought concerned matters that would be considered private by most people
5) The perjury was evasive testimony.
Had someone other than Clinton given the same testimony in similar circumstances, would the US Attorney likely bring felony perjury charges?
