More proof that that celebrities and politicians have a different criminal justice system than the average American have surfaced yet again. This time it's a presidential aide accused of lying under oath.
Many are of the opinion that what's happening to Lewis "Scooter" Libby should have happened to President Clinton too.
Consider: Two politicians were accused of lying to federal grand juries six years apart; one openly admitted to doing so, while the other claims to have forgotten information accidentally and that there was no intent to omit any information.
The one who admitted to criminal wrongdoing suffered great embarassment and subsequently walked away. He served no jail time, even after he left office. People at the time thought his status and political connections were keeping him out of jail (they did) and if it were an average joe who had lied under oath, that poor fool would be clapped in irons.
The one who claims to have forgotten information accidentally was indicted for lying under oath and resigned as Vice-President Cheney's chief of staff.
Huh??!
One gets caught, admits his guilt and gets away with it, while one maintains his innocence and is charged with a crime??!
Lying under oath is lying under oath. That is the crime that should be punished here until Libby is charged with revealing the name of a CIA employee.
It didn't matter if the entire Clinton-Lewinsky case was all about sex between two consenting adults. He took the oath to tell the truth and didn't. But HE wasn't indicted.
So, now it's been established that the President of the United States is exempt from criminal justice while the President's aides and the common joe clearly are not.
Has anyone ever heard of justice being applied equally and fairly? It used to mean something.
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