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Originally Posted by Gozer
That does not comport to what Comey said. He said there was wrong-doing and the DoJ declined charges because of 'lack of intent' to an infraction that can be applied under gross negligence.
That is not because of lack-of-seriousness, but there is obvious impropriety and a rather tortured precedent for not even bringing a case. It's also not incompetence or flippancy from the DoJ.
Do you think there is nothing to my 'superstar theory' for high-ranking officials? Would a cabinet official be charged (hypothetically) with equal rigor as a janitor for the same infraction?
Do you think she did anything wrong beyond having an insecure server?
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Do I think she did something wrong? Hell yes! Was it something within the bounds of what was permissible based on the laws and guidelines in place? Yes it was. Was it something that had been done before and was considered an acceptable practice by the executive? Again, yes it was. So while I disagreed with what was done, and would have recommended against the use of the system in the first place, it was completely within the rules at the time. The amendment plugged that hole in a much needed way, for the most part. There is still language that could lead to abuse, but that will be dealt with downstream.
Do I think that executives get away with things underlings do not? Yes, they do, but only because their underlings don't have the balls to step up and rat their boss out. Abuses of power are only dealt with when the abuses of power are reported. You're sounding like so many of my fellow Americans, crying that the system is rigged and they have no power to fix it. I say bull#### to that. One person has a voice. They have a vote. They have a dollar. All are democratizing in their own ways. People just have to stop being lazy, stop playing safe, and step up. These big wigs have the power because they aren't afraid to step up and take the power they feel they deserve. You don't like the system, step the hell up and try fix it.