Samuel Goode said "when the roll is called today I will vote ``yes'' on impeachment. After assessing the evidence, testimony, and materials presented to the House Judiciary Committee, I believe that the President lied under oath in a grand jury proceeding and made false statements in a sworn deposition after acknowledging that the testimony was subject to the penalty of perjury. In my judgment, these offenses are impeachable. They violate the rule of law which is fundamental to our democracy. To me, the issue is not what the lie was about, but the fact that the President made the choice to lie, repeatedly, after having taken an oath to tell the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth. Today there are hundreds of people in the United States in jail because they lied under oath. Today is a sad day for Congress, a sad day for the Presidency, and a sad day for America." @ PoliticalQuotes.com

On the recordDecember 19, 1998

when the roll is called today I will vote ``yes'' on impeachment. After assessing the evidence, testimony, and materials presented to the House Judiciary Committee, I believe that the President lied under oath in a grand jury proceeding and made false statements in a sworn deposition after acknowledging that the testimony was subject to the penalty of perjury. In my judgment, these offenses are impeachable. They violate the rule of law which is fundamental to our democracy. To me, the issue is not what the lie was about, but the fact that the President made the choice to lie, repeatedly, after having taken an oath to tell the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth. Today there are hundreds of people in the United States in jail because they lied under oath. Today is a sad day for Congress, a sad day for the Presidency, and a sad day for America.

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Samuel Goode

Republican · Virginia

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Editor's note · Context

Addressing his decision to vote for impeachment during the House debate.

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