Students speak out about impeachment trial
As the trial begins in the Senate,
many students feel Clinton will
not he impeached
By Sarah Skidmore
Oregon Daily Emerald
Shortly before the U.S. Senate impeach
ment trial begins, University students are
expressing a wide variety of opinions on
the proceedings.
The majority of the students questioned
felt President Clinton will not be im
peached.
“If I had to guess, I’d say they’d censure
him before anything else,” said Chris Long,
a junior political science major.
“I don’t think an impeachment will go
through,” said Trina Gomez, a sophomore
psychology student. “I just can’t see it. It
seems like a really extreme measure.”
The opening statements in the impeach
ment trial will begin Thursday. Clinton
faces charges of perjury and obstruction of
iustice. Following the conclusion of the tri
al, the Senate must have a majority vote to
decide whether to impose censure or im
peachment.
While many students believe he will not
be impeached, students have a variety of
desires for Clinton’s destiny.
“The good guys can't pull 67 votes to put
him out of office,” said Steve Jurries, junior
in business and vice chairman of the Col
lege Republicans, who would like to see
Clinton leave office.
“I don’t think he should be impeached,”
said Brian Baker, a junior journalism major.
"His personal life shouldn’t affect how peo
ple consider him as a political leader.”
Nearly two-thirds of the U.S. public do
not want to see Clinton removed from of
fice, according to a CNN/USA Today
Gallup Poll released Monday.
At the University level, the trial process
appears to be of as much interest to stu
dents as the outcome.
“I think it is going to be as long as the O.J.
Simpson trial,” said Steve Moroney, a se
nior exercise and movement science major.
“I mean, look at O.J., and now we’re talk
ing about the President of the United States.
It will be drawn out.”
Long said, “I am interested in what is go
ing to happen in the Senate. It is going to be
very different than the House.”
One issue of concern to many students is
the activity of the Republicans in the Sen
ate.
"I think the Republicans were out to get
him,” Long said.
"I would like to see the Republicans made
fools of for bringing this to the attention of
the American public," said Andy Sullivan,
a senior studying computer science.
While the majority of Americans believe
that Clinton will get a fair trial, 63 percent
believe the Republicans and Democrats
will mostly fight with each other during the
trial, according to the CNN poll.
Regardless of differing opinions, most
students seem to agree that the trial is a
highly contentious public event.
“It is pretty much like a soap opera now,”
Gomez said.
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