28-11-2012, 02:12 AM
Jim DiEugenio Wrote:In a case like this, that is a very hard standard to support. Because its so politically charged.
What standard would you support in its stead? The key word here is knowingly perjurious. I should add the qualifier and while not subject
to undue duress. Absent overwhelmingly serious mitigating circumstances, knowingly lying disqualifies one from the circle of trust. How
can it not?
In this case it doesn't appear that she lied in order to avoid harm, but rather she lied for personal gain.
GO_SECURE
monk
"It is difficult to abolish prejudice in those bereft of ideas. The more hatred is superficial, the more it runs deep."
James Hepburn -- Farewell America (1968)
monk
"It is difficult to abolish prejudice in those bereft of ideas. The more hatred is superficial, the more it runs deep."
James Hepburn -- Farewell America (1968)