John Sampson wrote in a message to Mike Angwin:
MA>        My alarm is not set off by Clinton.  Men such as Clinton have
MA>always existed in societies and always will.  Rarely, however, are they
MA>embraced with such open arms by the people once they have been exposed
MA>for what they are.  It is the acceptance, on behalf of the electorate,
MA>that such behavior can be tolerated int he leader of this nation that
MA>alarms me.  If a President can violate the laws we lives by, if he is
MA>above reproach for his acts and his conduct, and is to only be
MA>measured by the results, what constitutional protection posessed by
MA>any of us remains sacred? 
 JS> None. And THAT's the point after all, isn't it? And since we've 
 JS> been subjected to OBE for all these years, we've produced a 
 JS> generation that can't think for itself and see the "clear and 
 JS> present danger" that such a scenario presents.
The perception I have of this stuff is that it's "whatever he can get away 
with as long as he's not too blatant about it",  and that this probably 
applies as well to anyone else with some power...     :-(
email: roy.j.tellason%tanstaaf@frackit.com 
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