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If we forgive bad behavior when it is revealed because we assume everyone else is doing then we ensure that we are correct and everyone else will be doing since there are no consequences. Nixon didn't do anything Johnson and Kennedy didn't do but was forced to resign when he was caught. That changed the way presidents behaved but if had gotten away with then it would have changed nothing.
If we forgive bad behavior when it is revealed because we assume everyone else is doing then we ensure that we are correct and everyone else will be doing since there are no consequences. Nixon didn't do anything Johnson and Kennedy didn't do but was forced to resign when he was caught. That changed the way presidents behaved but if had gotten away with then it would have changed nothing.
If Watergate happened today, it would be legal under the Patriot Act.
Why do 60%+ of Americans believe Hillary is a liar and dishonest?
- 23/11/2015 04:36:07 PM
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I better question would be why do 40% believe she isn't *NM*
- 23/11/2015 05:01:44 PM
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A thousand times this. How anyone can believe her is beyond me. *NM*
- 23/11/2015 05:14:26 PM
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It's probably not so much that they view her as particularly honest...
- 23/11/2015 06:13:23 PM
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I thinkt that is one of the trap sof politics
- 23/11/2015 08:16:12 PM
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It really didn't change anything.
- 30/11/2015 06:42:53 AM
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Which do you nort understand. The aPatriot Act or Watergate? *NM*
- 30/11/2015 03:54:38 PM
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Actually, I think they view her as better than other politicians due to the dishonesty.
- 30/11/2015 05:49:38 PM
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