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Law suits and the President
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Originally posted by Spanky
Sorry T-Rex - I just don't agree with you. If a President can't be indicted why can he be sued? Presidents should be immune from lawsuits while they are in office. People can wait until they get out to sue them. When the Supreme Court said that the presidency was like any other job that was just insane. I don't want the man with his finger on the button worried about law suits. And obviously, the potential for political abuse is massive.
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I agree with the principle that no man is above the law. But I would think that a court entertaining a suit against the president should be receptive to a motion to stay, unless there's a key witness who is terminal or something.
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The other thing I don't get is why Whitewater had a special prosecutor. It happened before Clinton was in the White House so why did it need a special prosecutor?
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To avoid a conflict of interest, or the perception thereof. (hank Nixon for firing Elliot Richardson and William Ruckelshaus, so that Robert Bork could fire Archibald Cox.)
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