The Bill Clinton and Lewinsky scandal may be over a decade old now, but I bet it is fresh in everyone’s memory as though it happened only yesterday. Who could ever forget Ken Starr and his voluminous files and so called data that was presented to Congress. By the same token the presentations made by David Kendall and the whole defense team was also pretty unforgettable. Hundreds of hours of legal work were performed and countless articles both written and media presentations appeared everywhere in the world, not only in English but also in a whole array of languages. And this was all done in the name of justice. And what was the core subject matter about – needless to say the core subject matter was about a relationship between two consenting adults.

But then the pundits came in and said that it was not about the relationship itself, rather the problem of lying under oath. Now, finally it all came to an end with the senate hearings and voting and the common man did not gain a cent and neither did his life change one bit. Not to say that justice and the legal system anywhere in the world is tasked with the job of improving the lives of the common man. But when the common man foots the bill for the legal proceedings by way of his tax payments, he has every right to expect a return on his legal fee payments. And did he get a return?

That saga of the Clinton Lewinsky scandal was a legal and political battle, because for those of you that remember, the voting and leaning was very much along party lines. The democrats were leaning towards dismissing the case and the republicans were leaning towards continuing with it. Thank goodness the economy was bullish and people were all making money being gainfully employed. If the financial crises of today were in existence then, would people have paid any attention to that piece of news?

But then again is the case of where was the voice of conscience amidst all this drama? To be sure, the voice of conscience always exists. It existed then and it exists now. The question is how much of an attention do we pay to it. Do we even make an attempt at listening to it? The bigger question is whether we as a people collectively listen to our conscience and whether our leaders who are supposed to lead us and represent us in the world listen to the voice of conscience.

The voice of the conscience is far more powerful than anything man made. The voice of the conscience is louder than any laws made by man. It is louder than any religious doctrines and religious philosophies set forth by man. It is louder than the rules set forth by our elders and ancestors and it is louder than all of the rules and regulations of modern society and community. And yet, time and again we see multiple instances of people in places of high political power proceeding with their agenda even when it is against the voice of their conscience. And they use the excuse of their opposing political teams and opposing political parties to be the reason for their actions.

The voice of the conscience certainly is powerful. But then again, on the opposing end of the spectrum, the power of politics is quite extra ordinary also. People in positions of power can start wars, can ruin economies and can basically change the way the common man’s life gets conducted. They can make laws and get them passed and can thus affect the day to day lives of people not only in their own lands, but by astute political alliance, they can even affect the lives of people on the other end of the world.

The question then becomes in situations where the voice of conscience is against a particular issue that politics is for, who will win. For that matter, who has won in the past. And that goes beyond the Lewinsky scandal. This battle between politics and conscience has been waged for hundreds of years in virtually all parts of the world, including democracies and dictatorships. In my opinion, politics may win for the moment, but conscience wins at the end.

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