Anthony Weiner should not have resigned his seat in Congress

1. The opponent is assumes there is a relationship between sexual loyalty to your wife and having the ability to represent people on political issues. There is no basis for this claim.And, yes, there was a public outcry (as there tends to be after a scandal) but he was not obligated to resign.2. I agree that to a vast majority of people, lying is immoral. However, I repeat lying is not illegal, so he was not obligated to leave his office. And, also, most men who cheat on their wives vehemently deny it. Weiner lied because he values his career, his family, and his public image. Clinton lied about his affair, and the public forgave him; the same could have happened to Weiner had to stayed in office.3. The opponent's illogical rationale is: "because Weiner's approval rating was low after his scandal, he should have resigned." Let me note that the approval rating of Congress as a whole is 9%. Should we get rid of Congress? [1]Senator Roland Burris' approval rating was constantly in the teens after his scandal, yet he did not resign. [2]It is absurd for the opponent to infer that a politician should resign because his or her approval rating is low at a certain point in his or her career. 4. Indeed, Johnson's moral beliefs could have affected his political decisions. That, however, certainly does not prove that moral beliefs MUST affect political decisions. I am curious to know why the opponent believes with such certainty Weiner's immoral sexual conduct would directly affect his political decisions.Voters are given the right to judge political candidates on any factors they deem important, including moral beliefs; however, they cannot force a politician to leave his office due to moral beliefs, because that is unconstitutional. Even though Jackson may have been biased due to his racist views, I do not think that gives the public the right to force him to resign. ---The opponent completely avoided my references to John McCain and Newt Gingrich. They both made decisions earlier in their lives that the public would deem extremely immoral. [3] [4] Despite this, they both became successful, effective politicians and presidential candidates. Their immoral decisions certainly did not keep them from moving forward in their political careers. Weiner's situation could have been the same.Let us also note the late Robert Byrd. Earlier in his life, he was a member of the Ku Klux Klan and a top officer in his local Klan unit. Later on, as a politician, he renounced his racist beliefs and became very successful, eventually joining the Senate. The public finds involvement in supremacist groups like the KKK to be extremely immoral, probably more immoral than adultery, yet Byrd was still able to have a successful political career until his death in mid-2010. [5]---In conclusion, Weiner should not have resigned because: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. ---Thank you.[1] http://www.huffingtonpost.com...[2] http://www.politico.com...[3] http://en.wikipedia.org...[4] http://www.dailymail.co.uk...[5] http://en.wikipedia.org...