Nancy L. Johnson: “Above the entrance to the Supreme Court are four powerful words: ``Equal Justice Under Law.'' Yet there can be no equal…”

“Above the entrance to the Supreme Court are four powerful words: ``Equal Justice Under Law.'' Yet there can be no equal justice without a judicial process capable of reaching to the truth. That is why when one raises their right hand and swears to tell the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth, each one of us must do it. That is why perjury is a serious crime. It strikes at the heart of the only process that protects each one of us from false accusations. I will vote for impeachment, not because the President has human frailties, but because he has committed perjury repeatedly and willfully. Marital infidelity is not an impeachable offense. Even lying to hide sexual indiscretion is not impeachable. But the President does not have the right to lie under oath, to commit perjury. No one is above the law, not even the President. I believe perjury does meet at least the definition of high misdemeanor. In my mind, it certainly meets the measure of high crime. In my judgment, our democracy is far more capable of surviving a transition in power than surviving an erosion of fundamental obligations such as that to tell the truth under oath and to treat all citizens equally under the law.”