That it should be criminal for a politician to lie

Today we're debating the important issue of whether lying in office should be a criminal offense for Politicians. 
In almost every country of the world, Politicians regularly occupy the lowest positions in the list of "Most Trusted" occupations. The only real exception to this is probably North Korea... nuff said. 

In some senses it would seem logical for us to agree with this resolution. When society condemns untruths, why would we seemingly condone our public servants to lie to us?

As this is only a two round debate, and PRO has skipped their first round, it falls on me to define the Resolution.
We are going to run with standard dictionary definitions for this resolution, with the only caveat that we are not talking about criminally punishing EVERY lie a Politician tells, only the ones told while "on the clock".

Our case is going to be focussed on three main points:

Politicians are leaders. On a good day, they inspire, they influence, they make the hard decisions which we know we won't like, but in hindsight we all admit we needed to be made.  
Occasionally, this involves some degree of untruth and deception. 

Example 1: In WW2, President Roosevelt manipulated the American, and even Global, media to ensure that the true extent of his physical ailments was hidden from the public eye. It was crucial that he present the image of a powerful leader who was capable of making hard decisions fast. 
The truth is that he suffered from Polio and was actually paralyzed from the waist down. 
When he needed to, he was able to stand and even take a few measured steps by hiding steel braces down the legs of this trousers. 

And he's certainly not the only one to be forced to use subterfuge to project an image of strength. It's something Monarchs and Political leaders have needed to do throughout history. 

Example 2: Also in WW2, German Chancellor, Adolf Hitler promised British Prime Minister, Neville Chamberlain that in exchange for various appeasements, he would not attack any of his neighbors. Chamberlain fell for this and handed Hitler the keys to Czechoslovakia, along with all of the war machine resources from that country. Resources that Hitler promptly used to fuel a World war that would last for five years. 
In this instance Hitler had an agenda. Germany had been through all sorts of social and economic issues thanks to the harsh penalties applied to them after WW1. Hitler knew what he had to do to make Germany great again, and he knew that his best shot at getting it was to lie to Britain and France. 

And again, he's not the only one. Deception at a Political level has taken place over countless governments in almost every country of the world since time began. The first example shows the instances where a leader may have to lie to their own people, the second example shows a time where a leader may have to lie to other world leaders. 

2. Impossible to Convict.
Look, if I were a lawyer I would love this idea. Trying to PROVE a Politician lied is going to tie the courts up for years. 
But I'm not, and this will be OUR taxpayer dollars at work here. 

There are some lies that will be easy to prove. But those lies are often already criminal in nature, or else they are simply not told by Politicians without some sort of deniability. 
The more likely "lies"to be told will be things like Election Promises. Basically, "If elected, we promise to ..."
The issue with this is that there is ALWAYS an out for the Politician...

"Once elected, the money I thought was there was NOT there! Bad previous Government!"

"I know promised this but now new developments have come to light which make it impossible to fulfill this!"

"That campaign promise was made by my Party, NOT myself. As the mouthpiece for my Party, is it ethical that I should have to personally serve time in jail for promises that were not mine?"

Imagine how these court cases are going to go! 
And these are only the easy ones. 
The truth is that it is in the greater good for us to allow Politicians to back out of promises when it is in the best interest of the country that they do so. This law would prevent that. 

3. You think Double Speak is popular now?
If Politicians know that they will be held personally accountable for promises, it will become IMPOSSIBLE for them to give a straight answer to any question at all. Not just critical ones like, "Are we going to war if Russia doesn't withdraw?"; but also a thousand totally unimportant ones like, "Will you support a motion to select a new flag next year?"

As citizens it is going to be almost impossible to gain any understanding of what a potential new government might do if elected. 
We'll be resigned to making an educated guess based on even less information than we currently make it on!

People overwhelmingly express their wish that Politicians would just "Say what they mean".  Anyone thinking that this law will do that, is crazy. 

In summary, it is our position that Politicians should be held accountable for their broken promises in the same way they already are - extreme examples should result in impeachment and or a civil conviction, and the normal examples should result in a public lambasting, a failure to gain re-election and perhaps an internal firing by their own Party. 

It's not a perfect solution but it's a million times better than anything the PRO side has proposed!

 
   
 

 sigh.  

Extend arguments.  
 

I won't take any more of your time.