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Pres. Clinton Survey Results

1. Do you think that the charges brought against President Clinton constitute impeachable offenses?
   No 4 Yes 3
2. Do you consider the relationship between the President and Ms. Lewinsky an example of sexual harassment in the workplace?
   No 4 Yes 2 Possibly 1
3. Do you feel that these issues fall in the realm of President Clinton's private life, or do they warrant public scrutiny?
   No 2 (need public scrutiny) Yes 5(private)
4. Do you think that this was a politically motivated investigation?
   No 2 Yes 3 Partly 2
5. Do you believe that the President can lead effectively while the nation's attention is focused on these issues?
   No 5 Yes 2
6. What action, if any, do you feel Congress should take against the President regarding the special prosecutor's findings?
   This was answered in a variety of statements:
   • He should be reprimanded but not resign or be impeached.
   • Impeach him, even if we have to live with Gore.
   • Congress should censure him and he should accept.
   • Let him finish his term, Hillary will deal with the other.
   • None.
   • Follow through with impeachment proceedings & impeach if necessary.
   
   The following comments were also added to the answers:
   • The lie's the thingŕperjury is worse, he hid behind his office and the government tried to shield him from being investigated.
   • The nation is sick of hearing this sex scandal, let's get back to more important issues.
   • The standing issue with the president uses sex as a vehicle to reveal the more significant underlying dilemma that faces us as Americans. That dilemma is, where do we really stand on issues of morality, ethics, virtue and truth!
   • PS: I wonder if the Clinton-haters in Congress, especially the House, have thought through where their animus may lead us as a nation? Vietnam was terribly divisive, but this political lynching, if it succeeds, might make the late '60s and early '70s pale by comparison. To overturn the results of a national election because of hatred of Clinton and a visceral desire for pay back after Nixon, Bork, Thomas, etc. is sheer lunacy, in my opinion. Where oh where are the moderates and people of good will in the Grand Old Party? I see and hear none of them. Surely there are a couple somewhere who have some influence!
   • We forget that what the public sees is politics' public face. It looks like a political hatchet job against Clinton because, in politics, the demarcations are along party lines. At the risk of sounding partisan in a non-partisan publication, I'd like to point out the obvious - that the Democrat party is losing ground both nationally and in New York state. The Clinton scandals don't help. When any group or organization is under attack or loosing its power base, they will strive to appear unified and do what they can to `spin' the situation to make everyone else look like the bad guy. There are probably many Democrats in Washington who know Bill Clinton well who privately feel that he is unfit for the Presidency.
   • Clinton is ultimately responsible for the current negative and disruptive dynamic that has been unleashed in Washington. The man has sex with professional subordinates who are virtual strangers and who have sued or threatened to blackmail him. Illegal behavior? Sexual harassment? We are forced into scrambling for legal definitions because the Constitution demands that there be solid legal grounds for removal from office. A top officer in the military or private sector who poses such an organizational risk would be fired. I think Clinton should take full responsibility for his actions and resign.

Thank you to those who took the time to answer our poll.

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