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In reply to the discussion: Majority Disapproves of Decision Not to Charge Clinton on Emails (POLL) [View all]Big_Mike
(509 posts)I retired from the Army in '95. My last duty was as Security Manager (controlling classified material) for 580 people. Prior to that, I had been Assistant Manager and Manager of units ranging in strength from 60 to 200 people. I personally testified in courts-martial for 2 cases, and supplied written and verbal statements in numerous non-judicial punishments for people who violated security rules. My testimony was key in getting 2 men sent to Ft. Leavenworth Disciplinary Barracks (Jail), one for 8 years and another for 18 years. A key point: what both did was less serious that what the FBI determined to be factual in the case of Secretary Clinton. Granted that she is not under UCMJ, but rather the Code of Federal Regulations; by my review of things, she should get anywhere from 10 to 35 years. She simply proves that rules do not apply to all equally. One rule for thee, another for me. My name and pedigree will protect me.
So how the hell am I supposed to vote for the Democratic nominee for President? I do not, will not, nor can I in any way, shape, or form condone what she has done. She is a brilliant lawyer, do not try to tell me she is not sophisticated enough to deduce the meaning of classified markings in a document when it is the first thing in the paragraph, and separated by parenthesis. I have worked with men and women who would fail to notice the significance of such markings. None of them would ever stand a chance to pass a State Bar Exam, let alone practice law without themselves ending up in jail.
Someone, please help. I'll never vote for The Hair that Ate St. Louis, nor will I weasel my vote going for Jill of the Greens. What the hell do I do in November? I haven't missed an election in over 30 years, and only two others since turning 18, and I was deployed then and didn't get the Absentee Voter stuff in on time. Voting is important to me, but I just don't know what to do here.