The Clinton Impeachment

President Clinton (bottom left) was impeached based on a flaw in personal character, not based on a political misdeed, the breaking of the law, or even crooked financial dealings. He had an extramarital affair with a subordinate in the workplace, a common accordance among every economic level in the world. However wrong President Clinton was in his actions it did not reflect on his character as a president. President Clinton was not the first, nor will he be the last to have low morals in his private life. Perhaps it was the fact that Monica Lewinsky (bottom right) was employed by the White House that created such a sensation, is this what made the president’s actions worth impeachment? Possibly, but a similar case to this one does exist in the United States past. Franklin Delano Roosevelt (top right), a loved and admired president of the United States was elected to the presidency four times! However he was prone to having extramarital relationships with women despite the fact that he was wheelchair ridden with polio! Roosevelt was in the company of his longtime mistress, Lucy Mercer (top left) on the day of his death. Roosevelt’s mistress was infact the social secretary of his own wife, who was heartbroken and demanded divorce when she learned of the affair. Still Roosevelt continued his affair and entertained Lucy in the White House. However this man is looked at as having strong character and bringing the country through in many times of crisis. Impeachment of a president should consist of more than a persecution of how he lives his private life. Should President Clinton have been chastised for his indiscretion? Yes! Should he have been impeached? No!