free.alive
01-10-2008, 07:15 PM
Whoever that person is, they're a private citizen and Ron Paul is an elected official. It would be unfair and unseemly for him to out him, no matter how good it would be for him clearing his name.
This is the greater moral issue which actually does apply to Ron Paul. I know it's damned-if-you-do, damned-if-you-don't, but he has handled this perfectly fine, especially today, and doesn't need to involve a private citizen. Who knows, this person may have had a change of heart and this could potentially disrupt their life by being outed.
To out the person is to play politics and wield power that a private citizen can't compete with.
Also, they could always deny it and get Ron Paul embroiled in a lawsuit for slander or libel. That would be far worse than where we are now because then Ron Paul looks double guilty.
This is the greater moral issue which actually does apply to Ron Paul. I know it's damned-if-you-do, damned-if-you-don't, but he has handled this perfectly fine, especially today, and doesn't need to involve a private citizen. Who knows, this person may have had a change of heart and this could potentially disrupt their life by being outed.
To out the person is to play politics and wield power that a private citizen can't compete with.
Also, they could always deny it and get Ron Paul embroiled in a lawsuit for slander or libel. That would be far worse than where we are now because then Ron Paul looks double guilty.