[ExI] Wise Donald Trump

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From: extropy-chat [mailto:extropy-chat-bounces at lists.extropy.org] On Behalf Of Dave Sill



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>…Disclosing classified information is punishable by a fine and/or up to ten years in prison…

For each offense, ja.  In some cases, protons will begin to decay before the felon would be freed.

 https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/798

 But to be fair Powell said he's received Christmas greetings marked ​"top secret" and I have no doubt he was telling the truth. Secrecy inflation is a real problem in government, bureaucrats figure if they don't stamp "Top Secret" on something people will figure it's not important; it's become automatic almost like saying "Hello". 

 

>…Stamping "Top Secret" on something doesn't make it Top Secret…

 

Ja there is a process for that.  It requires codes that are on the document itself.

 

This produces an odd contradiction.  Mrs. Clinton told us that there was runaway over-classification in the State Department.  She had the authority to declassify documents, but never did.  She never declassified a single document.  So why not?  If there was all this crazy over-classification, why didn’t the Secretary of State just go into the system, declassify what she needed, then send that to her unsecured server?  Then nooooone of this would have ever happened.

 

Weird: the Secretary of State said there was massive over-classification but never declassified even a single document when given the authority to do so.  Is not that in itself a logical contradiction?
 

 ​No Spike these are Donald Trump's words not mine:​

 

“Would I approve waterboarding? You bet your ass I would. In a heartbeat. I would approve more than that.

​ ​And if it doesn’t work, they deserve it anyway for what they do to us”.

 

>…Yes, let's take the pathological liar at face value. -Dave

 

Waterboarding is still illegal, even if the president approves.  If a president orders it, those are illegal orders, and the military commander or CIA agent who receives them is legally obligated to object, stand down and resign under protest.  Before waterboarding can legally occur, congress must act to make it so.

 

Dave these two are no good.  Hear the footsteps.

 

spike

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