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==Coon and Nixon==

==Coon and Nixon==

The gubernatorial race was overshadowed by the [[Watergate]] affair, which caused the defeat of many Republicans nationwide who had no connection to the stunning developments coming from [[Washington, D.C.]] Coon made a bold proposal: [[U.S. President]] [[Richard Nixon]] "should for the good of the country... temporarily turn over his duties" to then Vice President, [[Gerald Ford]] . Coon suggested that Nixon request an immediate trial on (then pending in the before the , but he said that Nixon should not resign because the public needed the "absolute truth". Therefore, he maintained that a trial should be staged in the [[U.S. Senate]] once the [[United States House of Representatives]] voted articles of [[impeachment]].<ref>[http://www.ardemgaz.com/prev/clinton/clinton080674.html] </ref> Coon said in a press release:

The gubernatorial race was overshadowed by the [[Watergate]] affair, which caused the defeat of many Republicans nationwide who had no connection to the stunning developments coming from [[Washington, D.C.]] Coon made a bold proposal: [[U.S. President]] [[Richard Nixon]] "should for the good of the country... temporarily turn over his duties" to then Vice President, [[Gerald Ford]]. Coon suggested that Nixon request an immediate trial, but he said that Nixon should not resign because the public needed the "absolute truth". Therefore, he maintained that a trial should be staged in the [[U.S. Senate]] once the [[United States House of Representatives]] voted articles of [[impeachment]]. Coon said in a press release:

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With the President's own admission that he lied to the American people about previous Watergate statements, that he kept pertinent information from the House Judiciary Committee, the courts, as well as his own lawyer, and his admission that, it is a foregone conclusion that the House will impeach him, it might seem to some that he should resign.... However, we must remain calm and not overreact. Our system of government provides that a man, even the President is innocent until proven guilty.</blockquote>

With the President's own admission that he lied to the American people about previous Watergate statements, that he kept pertinent information from the House Judiciary Committee, the courts, as well as his own lawyer, and his admission that, it is a foregone conclusion that the House will impeach him, it might seem to some that he should resign.... However, we must remain calm and not overreact. Our system of government provides that a man, even the President is innocent until proven guilty.</blockquote>