August 20, 1998, Thursday

Is a public office a private matter? Can a public official

use our public resources for his personal gain or pleasure?

These are the questions that are presented to our public

today. Many say "I've heard enough", "Don't bother me with

that", "What is the big deal about a little impropriety?"

The fact of the matter is that the issue in the public light

is not really about a person's personal sex life. The standard

used to judge any person is the law. Certainly we can all

relate that no person is without fault and compassion should

be a factor when judgement is rendered. Our laws were made

by our elected officials that determined regulations were needed

for our society to function in an orderly manner to insure that

our freedoms would be protected. So the polls have already been

taken at the election booth and legislative process. Public polls

and sentiment do not necessarily reflect the greater wisdom of

our society when it is time to elect and decide our future.

A moral fall by anyone should not be applauded, even by his

enemies. We all suffer from the same lower moral weakness,

but that does not mean we do not have higher moral aspiration

as a society. History in our own society has proven that we must

purge inequities from it.The cost of that function in our society

is not free, in dollars or obligation. We are all obligated, like

it or not, to deal with the issue. The blight of apathy on our nation

can do far more damage than a moral failure of a public official.

"A man who does not stand for anything will fall for anything."

Let us all remember the higher calling that we have as Americans,

and the higher standard that we have as a beacon of freedom to

the rest of the world. It is Jehová Nissi, the Lord our God, In God

We Trust, that can raise a standard for us to live by. Trust Him

and Praise Him Today!- for your higher moral aspirations .