How to repair the presidency? This is a question asked by many Americans today. Before you repair something, you have to know what problem exists. The problem is Bill Clinton's illegal actions as President. This is a problem because he broke the nation’s laws.
The President is a citizen. This means that he should be treated like any other person living in the United States. We are not allowed to just do whatever to whomever whenever we so choose.
Also, the President takes an oath at the beginning of his term. The President is swearing to uphold and defend the Constitution. This means the President is extremely obligated to obey all laws, with no special consideration because of who this individual may be.
These illegal actions demonstrated by Bill Clinton are very serious crimes. Bill Clinton has lied many times. He lied under oath to a judge. He lied to the grand jury during his testimony. He lied to his Cabinet members. After he got caught lying, he admitted to it. All of these crimes add up to one term called perjury, which is a federal offense.
What do we do now? I think that we should go through the impeachment process or Bill Clinton should resign from the office. The choice is his. I think that he should be impeached because he has broken the laws, and now he needs to accept the consequences. Bill Clinton should be taken out of office for the good of the country.
If he had told the truth in the beginning, my respect for him would have been lessened, but I would still have some left for him. Unfortunately, now I have no respect or trust for him.
If he remains in office, the problem is going to get bigger and bigger. Soon, it will effect his duties as President of the United States, and he will not be making the right choices. No one can think clearly with a dark cloud always hovering over them.
He needs to step down and let someone else take over. The impeachment process needs to go forward. The Constitution specifically states how this process should be done.
In the Gospel on Sunday, Sept. 20, 1998, the Lord tells us, ''If we can trust someone in small matters, then we can trust them in big matters. If we can't trust someone in small matters, then we can't trust them in big matters.'' This applies to Bill Clinton. He lied to America. If we can't trust him to tell the truth, then how can we trust him to run the country?
Some people have already forgiven Bill Clinton. Just because he has been forgiven doesn't mean that we have to tolerate his actions. He has gotten himself into a pattern. This pattern is doing wrong, getting forgiven, and doing the same again. If we forgive him and let him stay in office, what says that he won't do it again? History repeats itself.