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Biased poll or not, he did apparently commit perjury. I don't see
why he should get an automatic pass. If it were you or me, we'd
likely be prosecuted for it. It should certainly be investigated,
in my opinion. Of course, I'm not a lawyer, so maybe it's more
complicated than I think.<br>
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Paul<br>
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On 08/17/2013 06:13 PM, Scott Dredge wrote:<br>
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<div dir="ltr">The question is logically straightforward. The
director was revealed to have lied to Congress and he's on
record as admitting to not telling the truth. Lacking any other
critical information, I'd be compelled to answer 'No' to a
question of 'should he be prosecuted for pejury?'<br>
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How about you Paul? Would you answer 'Yes' to a blatantly
biased poll question such as this that is just begging for an
answer of 'Yes'?<br>
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-Scott<br>
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<hr id="stopSpelling">Date: Sat, 17 Aug 2013 17:19:33 -0700<br>
From: <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:godshatter@yahoo.com">godshatter@yahoo.com</a><br>
To: <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:Vision2020@moscow.com">Vision2020@moscow.com</a><br>
Subject: [Vision2020] Huge majority wants Clapper prosecuted
for perjury<br>
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I'm curious how people here would have voted on the poll. If
you don't want to read further, here is the question that was
asked: <br>
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"Edward Snowden revealed that the Director of National
Intelligence lied to Congress about whether the government was
collecting millions of phone and Internet records from
ordinary Americans. The Director has since admitted he did not
tell the truth. Do you think the Director of National
Intelligence should be prosecuted for perjury?"<br>
<br>
Also, how much gall is there in Obama asking Clapper to head
an NSA reform panel? Is he trying to look evil?<br>
<br>
Paul<br>
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Here is the article from Salon
(<a moz-do-not-send="true" class="ecxmoz-txt-link-freetext"
href="http://www.salon.com/2013/08/15/huge_majority_wants_clapper_prosecuted_for_perjury/"
target="_blank">http://www.salon.com/2013/08/15/huge_majority_wants_clapper_prosecuted_for_perjury/</a>):<br>
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<big><big><big><big>Huge majority wants Clapper prosecuted for
perjury</big></big></big></big><br>
<br>
New polls show Americans in various states want the director
of national intelligence held to account for lying<br>
By David Sirota<br>
<br>
There is no longer any doubt that Director of National
Intelligence James Clapper lied to Congress. Likewise, there
is no doubt that his lie runs afoul of federal law. And, of
course, there is no doubt that in terms of its implications
for oversight, constitutional precepts and privacy for
millions of Americans, his lies were far more serious than
those that have gotten other people prosecuted for perjury.
The question now is whether his brazen dishonesty will become
a political issue — or whether it will simply disappear into
the ether.<br>
<br>
As evidenced by President Obama this week attempting to
promote Clapper to head an “independent” NSA reform panel, the
White House clearly believes it will be the latter. But a set
of new polls out today suggests such a calculation may be
wrong.<br>
<br>
Commissioned by the Progressive Change Campaign Committee and
Credo and conducted by Public Policy Polling in five
ideologically diverse states, the surveys find that huge
majorities want Clapper prosecuted.<br>
<br>
The question posed to respondents was:<br>
<br>
Edward Snowden revealed that the Director of National
Intelligence lied to Congress about whether the government was
collecting millions of phone and Internet records from
ordinary Americans. The Director has since admitted he did not
tell the truth. Do you think the Director of National
Intelligence should be prosecuted for perjury?<br>
<br>
In the Democratic states of California and Hawaii, 54 percent
and 58 percent of voters, respectively, want him prosecuted.
In middle-of-the-road Iowa, it’s 65 percent. And in Republican
Texas and Kentucky, it is 68 percent and 69 percent,
respectively.<br>
<br>
These are particularly striking numbers because the “not sure”
numbers are relatively small. Oftentimes, Washington scandals
have a Las Vegas-style quality to them in that what happens in
D.C. stays in D.C. That often means voters don’t have strong
feelings about a controversy — or don’t feel informed enough
to have a strong opinion.<br>
<br>
But in this case, the polls show relatively few voters
expressing such a sentiment. That suggests not only that the
NSA story has seeped into the national consciousness, but also
that people are specifically aware of — and disgusted by — the
rampant lying by the Obama administration.<br>
<br>
PCCC is already running a campaign to try to force a formal
investigation into the NSA’s activities. Will we soon see ads
by congressional candidates criticizing the administration’s
failure to prosecute Clapper? Last week, D.C. political
operatives might have laughed at that idea.<br>
<br>
But with these new polls, it doesn’t seem so far-fetched. In
fact, it seems more and more like shrewd politics — especially
if the White House continues to grant de facto immunity to
Clapper and others who hid potentially illegal and
unconstitutional surveillance from Congress.<br>
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