Should Clinton Be Pardoned?

[jamesglewisf]

Do you think Bush should pardon Clinton? If Gore wins (I doubt it), do you think he should pardon Clinton?

I personally don't like Clinton and thought he should be impeached and removed from office, but I don't want to see a US President sitting in jail for perjury. I think that just looks bad. And yes, I voted for Bush, and I'm a long-time Republican.

I think it would be a win-win-win situation for Bush to pardon Clinton. Some Republicans might be hacked, but it sure would make the Democrats happy. I also think it would be good for the country.

I think it would be a win-win-lose situation for Gore to pardon Clinton. It would be as bad a public-relations nightmare as it was for Ford when he pardoned Nixon. But I still think it would be good for the country.

[Wedge231]

I'm not so sure about that. We would just have to wait and see I suppose.

[HyperBaseball]

Grrrr... I joined this forum just to reply to this totally ignorant message. Sorry for being blunt, but do you have any idea what you are talking about?!

First off, Clinton does not need to be pardoned. He did nothing politically wrong while in office, like Richard Nixon, the only president who has ever done anything that has had to be pardoned (at least that we know about).

Secondly, do you know what the word "impeachment" means?! Impeachment means "to accuse." It has nothing to do with being taken out of office. And if you had any facts behind your obnoxious post you would know that Clinton was impeached! They didn't find enough reason to remove him from office, just as in the case of Andrew Johnson, the only other president to be impeached!

I hate to start my publishing on these forums with such a low message, but seeing a post such as this ticks me off completely. If you don't know what you are talking about, don't say anything!

[jamesglewisf]

Take it easy guy. Read this December 8, 2000 article (http://www.cnn.com/2000/LAW/12/columns/fl.dean.clinton.12.08/) at CNN to see why I asked this question.(FindLaw) -- All the clues suggest that William Jefferson Clinton is going to be indicted by Independent Counsel Robert Ray shortly after the president leaves office.

This action, if it happens, will have major political consequences for the new president. If Al Gore becomes president, the indictment will begin a nightmare that could ruin his presidency. But if George W. Bush becomes president, Clinton's indictment could make his presidency.

[Edited by jamesglewisf on 12-10-2000 at 10:14 PM]

[jamesglewisf]

I understand what impeachment means. That's why I said that I thought Clinton "should be impeached and removed from office." I should have said, "have been impeached," but give me a break on my grammar.

And by the way, next time why don't you ask for clarification instead of jumping all over someone.

[jamesglewisf]

Calling my post ignorant when you don't know all of the facts is rather ironic. To quote you, "If you don't know what you are talking about, don't say anything!"

[jamesglewisf]

Here is another article on the grand jury:

http://www.washtimes.com/national/default-20008172181.htm

[jamesglewisf]

The article says it is even possible for Clinton to pardon himself. They guy who wrote the article is John Dean, a former counsel to the President of the United States and a Findalaw columnist.

< clarification - CNN article >

[Edited by jamesglewisf on 12-10-2000 at 10:27 PM]