While debating politial things with Erik of Freedomdown.net the other day, I made some incorrect assumptions. A transcript (minor edits for clarity) may illustrate this point:
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\nRyan: It’s sad that you don’t know what the Clinton thing was about. But I don’t really blame you – most people have no idea what it was about. They think that it was<\/em> about the blowjob.
\nErik: You really like to take the high and righteous stand, don’t you?\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\nWell, long story short, I was wrong. Erik did know what the impeachment was about, minus the legalise:<\/p>\n
\nErik: The first was about how he lied to the federal grand jury, where he swore to tell the truth
\nRyan: Which is a crime called…?
\nErik: I believe lying under oath, though he was never prosocuted.
\nRyan: Its called “perjury.” Its a felony. But do go on.
\nErik: the second was that he interfered with a federal invesitgation, tried to get witnesses to lie, and I believe he destoyed documents.
\nRyan: Which is another felony, called, “Obstruction of Justice.”\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\nSo, while Erik’s responses initially made me think that he didn’t know what was up, my assumptions were proven to be quite wrong. Howevwer, it all ended up being neither here nor there. The crux of the whole debate came down to this:<\/p>\n
\nErik: Ryan, I know what Clinton did was illegal, but it hurt no one. Bush’s lies hurt over 10,000 inocent civilians.\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
And, I have noted upon reflection, even assuming that both sentences are true, Bush did nothing illegal. Because, as Erik and I did <\/em>agree:<\/p>\n
\nRyan: But its not illegal to lie to the public on TV, or Dan Rather would be in jail.
\nErik: I never said it was…\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\nSo, we have two assertations here.<\/p>\n
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- Clinton broke the law, but he didn’t hurt anyone<\/li>\n
- Bush hurt over 10,000 innocent cilvilians, without breaking any laws<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
No wonder why everyone is so pissed off at Bush. But assuming that these assertations are true, just because they are so oft repeated, is likely a mistake (please refer to the title of this post).<\/p>\n
To be continued…?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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