Letter to the editor.....
yep! mine :-)
Dignity Needed
I am writing this in response to a letter written in the September 13th 'The Readers Say'. I would like to assure the letter writer that there are still 'thinking' people out here and this one disagrees with her. First of all, I don't think the American people are having their 'minds raped' by the media. I believe that for the first time in our history, we are being treated in the manner in which we should be treated. As citizens of this country we have a right to know exactly what oue elected officials are doing while on the job. We did not go into Mr. Clinton's bedroom, we went into the Oval office and the surrounding rooms. These are, most definitely, rooms where our right to know extends.
As to her question concerning why the air waves are full of this 'garbage', I can only answer, because we have a right to know. Five million people, who didn't want to read the Starr report, downloaded it off the internet. The public does want to know.
As far as passing judgement on Mr. Clinton's 'private actions', I'll save that job for Mrs. President. I am absolutely amazed at the insistence of so many people, especially so many women, who think that this has anything to do with Mr. Clinton's extramarital sex. This is about perjury, obstruction of justice and dereliction of duty. Mr. Clinton did, in fact, lie under oath about his affair with Miss Lewinsky. He was being called on the carpet in the Paula Jones case and he chose to lie in order that he not be seen as a man who would behave in the manner in which Miss Jones claimed he had. I ask you, with the facts of the affair out in the open, can any of us be so quick to assume that Miss Jones is being untruthful? Can any of us be so certain that Bill is telling us the truth? Where does his propensity to stray from the truth end?
In response to the question 'Why should he (Clinton) be held accountable for an action the rest of the country feels free to indulge in?' Well, I admit that there may be a high amount of adulterous behavior out there, however, I don't believe it to be the norm to lie under oath, get caught in that lie, and skip happily away without facing the consequences.
Mr. Clinton has shown total disregard for the laws of this country. No one in this country is above the law and I, for one, do not want someone who thinks they are above the law as the leader of the country I call home.
The writer said that our rights were being threatened with the chance of votes being canceled through impeachment, I disagree.
I dont feel my rights are threatened by the thought of Mr. Clinton losing his job. I feel more threatened by the thought of his continued representation of this country on the global stage.
The man is a proven liar. He has attempted mockery of our legal system with his legalisms. This is not a 'bandwagon'. This is the way our founding fathers set up our government, the way they saw necessary to assure that our elected officials performed their duties within the guidelines of the law. Yes, there is a threat to our rights. The threat comes from people who think they are above the laws of this nation.
Let's face the facts. How many of you out there would turn a blind eye to this 'on the job' behavior from any other person in your life? Would you want your lawyer, your accountant, your baby-sitter, your child's teacher or your employee to be participating in this type of behavior while they were on the clock? Our Mr. Clinton was on the American people's time clock. He was conducting business, talking with other political officials on the telephone while Miss Lewinsky was 'entertaining' him. I don't know about you, but I don't feel comfortable having this man make decisions that affect my life while someone entertains his lower half.
It is time for this country to attempt to regain some semblance of dignity. We need to save face with the other players in the global arena. We need to set an example for our children. We need to show our disgust in this man's total lack of morals and disregard for the laws that govern our nation. It is time to point our finger at him and let him know that he has crossed the line. Of course, we had better be sure to give him a clear definition of that line. Perhaps we should draw him pictures?
printed October 4, 1998
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