Comment Re:Not really about lie detectors per se (Score 1) 246
You're about to be refuted by someone who not only despises William Jefferson Clinton but was also paying close attention during the the time of impeachment.
The other thing is that it was not a Material Matter and it was not a criminal case. Having sex or not with Monica Lewinsky had beans to do with whether he forced himself on Jennifer Flowers (her own sister said she was trying to climb that pole for months).
Bill Clinton was deposed in a suit about his having allegedly sexually harassed Paula Jones, not Ginnifer Flowers.
Bill Clinton signed the Violence Against Women Act into law, a law that was principally written by Joe Biden(which is a part of why he was chosen to be Obama's VP over Hillary Clinton) that permitted the exploration of a defendant's sexual history during a sexual harassment lawsuit.
Wonderful irony right?
It's certainly materiel if he had engaged in a pattern of seeking oral sex from subordinates when he was accused of requesting oral sex from a subordinate.
He was impeached, but he did not perjure himself.
If that's the case, why did he work out a plea deal to only be denied his license to practice law for 10 years?
He committed perjury. His supporters in the Senate and the broadcast media did their best to make it about his infidelity.
During a civil lawsuit, one had three choices. 1. Tell the truth. 2. Lie. 3. Refuse to answer.
Bill Clinton chose the one of those three options that was illegal. He was rightfully impeached and he was acquitted for political concerns, not for legal ones.
LK