Anthony Weiner should not have resigned his seat in Congress

1) The Pro completely missed the point of my argument here, my argument was that because Anthony Weiner is a Congressmen he is supposed to represent his voters with integrity, respect, and leadership. The controversy he had regarding the photos and anonymous women he met through Twitter violates his integrity, loses confidence voters have in him, and questions his ability and right to lead....If the Public outcry is large enough it could call for someones resignation through an indirect series of events. Had there been a lawsuit filed against Weiner about misuse of authority (Congress authorized an investigation into the phone hacking claim that Weiner knew was uncalled for but let it take place any way) then he could have been impeached because of his original actions or lack of actions in telling the truth...http://www.cbsnews.com...2) I have already showed how the US people were rather unphased or not concerned about Clinton's affair with Lewinsky, however the public was simply enraged over the Weiner incident to the point where you could not compare the two. Weiner's controversy was far more damaging to Clinton's because Clinton's approval ratings didnt even dip, where as Weiner's dropped into single digits...3) "Let me note that the approval rating of Congress as a whole is 9%. Should we get rid of Congress?"Unless you've never taken a US government course in school then the Pro and everyone else on this site knows that we cant simply do away with Congress seeing as how they are a central part of the US government and how it functions. A single congressman on the other hand is completely expendable.....Roland Burris's approval ratings is twice that of Weiners and he has done nothing scandalous to warrant a mass movement for his outing...Why is it absurd for a politician who has shown a complete lack of decency, whose approval ratings can be shown with just fingers, who was under pressure from the public to resign, who was under pressure from his own superiors to resign, who consistently lied about his actions, betrayed public trust, cost him any degree of integrity and ability to lead, NOT be removed from Congress?4) "That, however, certainly does not prove that moral beliefs MUST affect political decisions."That was not what I was trying to prove, I was trying to show how your original statement was very incorrect"Poor moral choices do not reflect a politician's ability to hold strong stances in politics" - second roundI proved that, now the Pro is trying to shift the goalposts...."I am curious to know why the opponent believes with such certainty Weiner's immoral sexual conduct would directly affect his political decisions."Weiner showed a complete disregard of the consequences his rash and irrational actions regarding half naked photos sent to women he met online he didnt even know. Such disregard for the risks and consequences of his actions could imply he also dos not fully appreciate the risks and consequences of Bills or Acts he author's or approves of which would then call into question his ability to rule. "they cannot force a politician to leave his office due to moral beliefs"Pro is missing half the argument here, the public wanted him to leave because he lied about the affair he was having multiple times, because he did not stop a congressional probe looking into the alleged hacking of his account that he knew was false, and because he admitted to very risky, consequential, and pretty stupid behavior while in office. Very legit reasons why someone should be removed from office. "The opponent completely avoided my references to John McCain and Newt Gingrich"Thats because like every example youve compared this to they had a far smaller impact on the media and people than the examples you gave. The public didnt care about these scandals (I myself didnt know about half of them) but the public was very critical of Weiner's scandal and this scandal had a far larger impact on him than the other examples you have listed have had on their respective congressman...As for Robert Byrd, people forgave him for his actions and Byrd constantly apologized for his involvement and never once openly said he did not regret leaving the KKK. People also forgave McCain, Gingrich, Clinton, and all of these other public figures for their actions, but people did not forgive Weiner. Weiner even today is as shadowy of a figure as Rob Blagojevich who to this day still does not have the empathy or forgiveness of the public like all of these other people you have named, and Weiner is likely to never get such forgiveness like most other people do. I. Immoral sexual decisions is certainly not an indicator a lack of political integrity. II. A vast majority of men who cheat on their wives lie about it. Weiner did it to protect his career and family, so he had rational reasons to lie. III. Other politicians such as John McCain, Bill Clinton, Newt Gingrich, and Robert Byrd were able to overcome immoral decisions in their pasts. Weiner had the potential to do the same.IV. If he had stayed in office, Weiner could have been an effective politician and fixed his public image. - Immoral decisions could potentially reflect a lack of consequences or risks taken by the congressmen, - A vast majority of men who kill their wives lie about it to protect their careers and family's too but their reasons are still not rational... - Other politicians have been forgiven by the public, Weiner has to this day not received a large amount of public forgiveness - That is completely your opinion, If he stayed in office he could have just as easily have continued to take pictures of his balls in the Congressional Gym and sent them to women he met online via Twitter....