FBI Director: No Charges Appropriate in Clinton Email Case

1LT (Join to see) - Except that OJ was charged, tried, and found not guilty by a jury of his peers. HRC just gets a pass without even so much as going before a grand jury, despite actual evidence of classified information being compromised by the actions of her and her staffers. It's a good point, but there are some differences in how those two situations play(ed) out.

1LT (Join to see) - you wouldn't believe how many times and how many different ways I tried to phrase that same point and just ended up deleting it...lol...

1LT (Join to see) - Only if the FBI director said "OJ was careless but shouldn't be indited" given the fact that there are laws that explicitly says it's illegal. -Sarcasm

see attached link from Navy Times less than a year ago "Navy engineer sentenced for mishandling classified material. http://militari.ly/1I31WNR

MAJ Carl Ballinger - Even givens are codified in a law, regulation, or executive order. As you know, the IC, under the DNI governs access to SCI material stemming from an executive order 13526...even the POTUS must follow it unless they explicitly rescind it. If it codified by law, then even the president must follow it...unless you are saying the president is above the law. As you can see it not simply a "given"

MAJ Carl Ballinger - last time I checked 18 USC 798 applied to everyone. No, he cannot "declassify" anything without the ORCON and legal review. Also, if any item is declassified then no law is broken (except in FOIA related cases). Once again, in order to have a productive discussion, it would be helpful to provide a law, regulation, or order for the benefit of the debate/discussion. Providing opinion as fact is not productive.

MAJ Carl Ballinger - Yes, you are correct on the declassification policy but he cannot simply disclose stuff without declassifying it. Of course, just because he says "poof declassified" it doesn't mean it didn't cause "grave damage". So based on your opinion, do you think the president can simply declassify all of our nuclear missile data or disclose HUMINT sources with zero legal or administrative consequences? Remember, he can say "poof declassified" and it will no longer be classified.

MAJ Carl Ballinger - I can agree with that. That is why TX wants a invoke a constitutional convention.

Pretty much that's it.

Yup - especially if you value your life, like Mr. FBI boss does... Remember, the democrats kill (JFK, RFK...).