Now, parenthetically, I for one think that while the president misled the country and his family, the legal case of perjury against him isn't particularly strong, and most likely would never have been pursued had he not been a president, chased by a zealous prosecutor like Kenneth W. Starr.

CNN: Transcript: House Judiciary Committee

Would he feel the same way, if as a result of the perjury committed as to the rate of speed, that someone's rights were erased from the case by virtue of that perjury?

CNN: Transcript: House manager Gekas' statement on the law

"One month after these alleged tapes were made, both the mother and the alleged victim in this case signed written affidavits under penalty of perjury stating that Michael Jackson never acted inappropriately toward the victim in this case, " Newsom said.

CNN: Sources: Jackson staffer was at accuser's interview