At 12:51 PM 6/27/98 -0400, Michael Lorrey wrote:
>> Freedom of speech implies the freedom to NOT speak, I believe..
>
>Yes it does, and all the two objects of this investigation have to
do is plead
>their right to not speak under the Fifth Amendment. That they have
not done
>this, and have testified that nothing happened, then gone on to be
taped by
>people saying it did happen and urging people to lie about it is
what this
>investigation is about. Clinton knows that if he does plead the
Fifth , that his
>administration is over, which is why liberals have their skirts all
up in a
>bunch about this, and exposing their own hipocracy...
>
I believe in the case of grand juries (Clinton's follies aside) that
one may be jailed for contempt of court for refusing to testify -
also in the case of some congressional investigations. Perhaps I am
wrong in this opinion, but seem to remember hearing about someone
getting canned for trying to take the '5th'.
I know that countless lowlifes and criminals have relied on the 5th
Amendment to avoid further charges, but the general feeling for the
last few decades is that anyone taking the 5th is automatically
guilty, or they would have no problem talking.
Actually, I have not followed the mess in the White House too
closely. I care not who he is in bed with - as long as he is
following the Constitution and doing his job otherwise.
Chuck Kuecker
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