Doug Bereuter: “this Member would commend and ask his colleagues to consider carefully the following editorial from the October 8, 1998…”

“this Member would commend and ask his colleagues to consider carefully the following editorial from the October 8, 1998, edition of the Omaha World Herald, entitled ``A Broad Inquiry the Better Course.'' [From the Omaha World Herald, Oct. 8, 1998] A Broad Inquiry the Better Course The fate of William Jefferson Clinton is not the only concern that the Kenneth Starr investigation has raised for Congress and the nation. There is also the matter of dealing with Clinton's misbehavior in a way that demonstrates respect for the rule of law. Democrats have tried to narrow the impeachment inquiry. Abbe Lowell, counsel for the Democrats on the House Judiciary Committee, contends that any case for impeaching Clinton consists of one basic allegation: ``The president was engaged in an improper relationship which he did not want disclosed.'' The position is designed to minimize Clinton's deceptions by casting them in effect as little white lies. If the Democrats could convince the House and the nation that ``it was just sex,'' Clinton's chances of avoiding impeachment might be greater. The approach of the Republicans on the Judiciary Committee had much more to commend it. They voted to recommend to the full House an open-ended inquiry, possibly into allegations unconnected to the Lewinsky affair.…”