I'm just speculating. It's really for them to decide, ... But I think the imposition of a sanction -- I don't want to use punishment, because impeachment isn't punishment, it's a cleansing of the office -- it's really the stage, that stage, the penalty stage is in the Senate, not in the House. |
I'm opposed to censure, ... Whether or not one will be permitted, it's under discussion. It isn't ruled out, but it's not a dead-bang certainty either. |
If citizens are allowed to lie with impunity, or encourage others to tell false stories or hide evidence, judges and juries cannot reach just results. At that point the courtroom becomes an arena for artful liars, and the jury a mere focus group choosing between alternative fictions, |
If he verifies these charges, impeachment might very well be an option, |
If you agree that perjury and obstruction of justice have been committed and yet you vote down the conviction ... you raise the most serious questions of whether the president is, in fact, subject to the law or whether we are beginning a restoration of the divine right of kings, |
In debating the pros and cons of gun control, we cannot avoid our responsibility by ignoring the deeper, cultural and spiritual problems evidenced by the violent conduct of the accused juveniles in Littleton and Conyers, |
In doing this, William Jefferson Clinton has undermined the integrity of his office, has brought disrepute on the presidency, has betrayed his trust as president, and has acted in a manner subversive of the rule of law and justice, to the manifest injury of the people of the United States, |
In response to the request of the speaker of the House, I have directed the House Judiciary Committee staff to begin a preliminary inquiry into the tactics employed in the seizure of Elian Gonzalez by federal authorities, |
It appears that you have already made up your mind and that you believe a rush to judgment is appropriate without the airing of the facts or thoughtful consideration of the evidence, |
It is my hope and prayer we could finish by New Year's, |
It is our intention to request live witnesses. We think that's the highest and best evidence, and that will be our firm request. |
It still is our plane, ... It's not a trophy for them to confiscate. |
It's an interesting proposal, ... It's something new. |
It's increasingly clear Henry can't control them (other Republicans) or that he doesn't want to. |
Let me be clear about this, ... We are not here today to decide whether or not to impeach Mr. Clinton. We are not here to pass judgment on anyone. We are here to ask and answer this one simple question: based upon what we now know, do we have a duty to look further, or to look away? |