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Originally Posted by SacTown Chronic
He said, "I can't answer such a hypothetical question". Calling the situation "hypothetical" when you know it's not is a lie.
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It is hypothetical when the question was asking if the President could act in contravention of existing law. Gonzalez does not believe that is the case, therefore making it hypothetical.
So we have a symantic argument here.
Of course, it all depends on what the meaning of "is" is.