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The Email Scandal - What She Did

11/1/2016

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There has been a ridiculous amount of information and misinformation regarding the email scandal. I thought a hopefully unbiased summary might be of some value.

Server – Rather than use the State Department’s email system, she had a server installed in her home. This was done by people without any security clearance. While some of her predecessors may have used private email, none used a private server. This shows a shocking lack of judgment. Obviously it was not as secure as the State Department systems. Presumably this was done so she could have total control over the emails.

Emails – Once she had the server, she used it for her emails. This was obviously done to avoid the Freedom of Information Act. Using a commercial email service would accomplish the same purpose but leave a trail.

Comingling – She set up one account for both personal and professional emails. This was unbelievably stupid.

Classified information – There was little or no regard for using this system for sensitive, even highly classified, information.

Deleting – Before turning over the emails over to the State Department after she left office, someone went through and deleted those deemed personal. This was done using a word search, not by looking at each email. It is entirely possible that hundreds, if not thousands, of work related emails were deleted.

Lying – She has repeatedly lied to the American public. When caught in one lie, she tells another.

Each one of these actions shows a lack of judgment and/or character. The question is whether or not she committed a crime. James Comey has said that the statutes require an intentional mishandling of classified information and there is no crime without intent. I believe him to be a man of honor and take him at his word. I wish those that call her a criminal would point out a specific section of the criminal code that she broke.

More important than whether or not she committed a crime is whether she is fit to serve as President. Last year I did a blog titled “Unfit to Serve”. My belief has not changed.

What has changed is the nomination of Donald Trump. I also believe he is unfit to serve based on temperament and a lack of appreciation of our democratic process. That leaves voters between a rock and a hard place.
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    Hi! My name is Dave. I'm in my 60s and live in Indiana. I'll write about whatever is on my mind but most posts will be political. I'm a centrist who thinks both sides are on the wrong path.

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At long last this idiotic shutdown is over. Hopefully cooler heads prevail and it doesn’t start up again.

The real story is that 800,000 government workers are back on the job and many millions of people are no longer inconvenienced.

Unfortunately, that is not the story we are hearing in the media. Their story is about how Speaker Pelosi beat President Trump. He got himself into this mess. She decided that all that mattered was winning. The harm done to the people involved was of no concern whatsoever. A good leader puts the good of the people over political gamesmanship,

it would be nice to think that both people have learned their lesson and will try to do what is best for the
country. I sure wouldn’t bet on it.
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