John Hansen: “the sole responsibility for our actions today lies with the President. Only his actions, characterized by his own…”

“the sole responsibility for our actions today lies with the President. Only his actions, characterized by his own supporters, are wrongful and immoral, maddening and worthy of our condemnation. President Clinton has violated his constitutional duty to take care that the laws be faithfully executed by lying under oath in a duly convened judicial proceeding. President Clinton has violated his Constitutional oath of office to preserve and protect the Constitution by obstructing the proper search for the truth and abusing the power of the presidency. His actions, deliberate and willful, have brought damage to the dignity of the office of the President and corrupted our sacred respect for the rule of law. The question before us today is whether we, too, will turn away from our long heritage of the rule of law, the love of truth, and instead place our faith in the brutal role of power, the fickle winds of appetite and the manipulation of public opinion. The circumstances of history have our Nation facing two grave issues, impeachment and war, at the same moment. President Clinton decided to unleash the awesome power of war. And why did he do this? One, because Saddam Hussein has lied to the United Nations. Another because Saddam Hussein has obstructed justice by blocking the work of the weapons inspector, and another one is he violated the rule of law in defiance to the cease-fire resolution of the Gulf War.”