2016 Postmortem

AgerolanAmerican

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74. As President she'd have the authority to give herself that permission

Thu Mar 24, 2016, 07:11 PM

Mar 2016

There's no higher authority in the Executive branch - she could set the policy as she pleases, until and unless a law is passed to forbid it (which she could, as President, veto).

So, if she does so choose to set such a policy and use a personal server as President just as she did as SoS - and, mind you, the offices are not that different as SoS is the #2 in the Executive branch while President is #1 - would you have any objection to it?

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REPORT: Legal Experts Side with Hillary Clinton on Use of Private Emails [View all] Cryptoad Mar 2016 OP

Interesting revbones Mar 2016 #1

Yup NWCorona Mar 2016 #3

ah, thanks! I didn't know this nt Mudcat Mar 2016 #34

They are getting more pathetic every day pdsimdars Mar 2016 #16

only the RW and some Sanders fan are making an issue of this dead horse riversedge Mar 2016 #2

The FBI hasn't endorsed Bernie and they operate under Obama NWCorona Mar 2016 #7

Do you have a point? riversedge Mar 2016 #9

Yes NWCorona Mar 2016 #10

BNR or the mishandling of classified info, or the corruption shown in the emails? nt revbones Mar 2016 #19

got any examples?... not from your imagination, but from reality..LOL! Bill USA Mar 2016 #68

Denial doesn't change reality. nt revbones Mar 2016 #70

anytime you can come up with an example let us know. Bill USA Apr 2016 #81

Examples of what? revbones Apr 2016 #82

Old line. Think of 840high Mar 2016 #52

I've become increasingly skeptical of such 'experts'..... haikugal Mar 2016 #4

The regulation is that only official communications are subject to FOIA laws. randome Mar 2016 #23

Yeah...things changed after Nixon..they really work it now to avoid us. haikugal Mar 2016 #25

The tax code isn't the only area with glaring loopholes. randome Mar 2016 #33

Most people skeptical of experts tend to be Republicans Blue_Adept Mar 2016 #36

Most people with Clinton's policys definitely are! haikugal Mar 2016 #48

Blue Nation Review lol n/t SheenaR Mar 2016 #5

Brock nation review LOL JonLeibowitz Mar 2016 #12

Her enemies will use anything to try to cut her down cosmicone Mar 2016 #6

Who needs enemies SheenaR Mar 2016 #17

"free stuff frankie" Good grief..... think Mar 2016 #18

They sound more teapublican everyday angrychair Mar 2016 #32

Using private emails is not the overall issue. mmonk Mar 2016 #8

From the website owned by Hillary's pitbull, David Brock AZ Progressive Mar 2016 #11

Is that like those "climate experts" who side with the oil companies on climate change? pdsimdars Mar 2016 #13

Who are the legal experts? No names is the story!??? Hillary's defence team lawyers? 4139 Mar 2016 #14

The report is linked in the story and the experts named in the report. yellowcanine Mar 2016 #21

Thanks 4139 Mar 2016 #28

You have to burrow down a few links, but the original article does name sources. Lizzie Poppet Mar 2016 #22

Thanks 4139 Mar 2016 #27

So it's OK? AgerolanAmerican Mar 2016 #15

Yes, it was ok. DCBob Mar 2016 #24

She didn't need her own personal server as SoS either AgerolanAmerican Mar 2016 #53

True, but it also wasn't forbidden at the time. DCBob Mar 2016 #56

As President she could determine the policy AgerolanAmerican Mar 2016 #58

Not sure what you are getting at? DCBob Mar 2016 #62

Why not? AgerolanAmerican Mar 2016 #69

You are confused. DCBob Mar 2016 #71

What's the difference? AgerolanAmerican Mar 2016 #72

It was permitted back then as SOS. DCBob Mar 2016 #73

As President she'd have the authority to give herself that permission AgerolanAmerican Mar 2016 #74

There would be no need. DCBob Mar 2016 #75

There was no "need" at State either AgerolanAmerican Mar 2016 #76

That was the need plus the fact the State Dept email servers were unreliable. DCBob Mar 2016 #77

Not allowed by WHOM? AgerolanAmerican Mar 2016 #78

The State Dept did not have any regulation forbidding use of a private email server. DCBob Mar 2016 #79

I will defer to the FBI and the NSA on this issue. IdaBriggs Mar 2016 #20

Yes, the FBI report will be the final say. DCBob Mar 2016 #26

None of them are running for president Politicalboi Mar 2016 #30

Not just them.. DCBob Mar 2016 #39

Speculation from sources better informed than I suggest members of her staff IdaBriggs Mar 2016 #35

The "other people did it" excuse is strange to me angrychair Mar 2016 #37

Its not an excuse.. its simply an explanation of the reality of the situation. DCBob Mar 2016 #41

Have you ever got a speeding ticket??? angrychair Mar 2016 #42

Not the same situation at all. DCBob Mar 2016 #45

On that we differ a little angrychair Mar 2016 #47

They have to prove she did it willfully and knowingly or gross negligence to be a crime. DCBob Mar 2016 #49

Again, we have reached a partial accord angrychair Mar 2016 #55

"..who has done things like this." dchill Mar 2016 #40

Well, there was precedent....during the Bush administration... Human101948 Mar 2016 #31

I have issues when my team justifies bad behavior because Rove. IdaBriggs Mar 2016 #38

Legal experts side with bank robbers Politicalboi Mar 2016 #29

Great, VulgarPoet Mar 2016 #43

Propaganda source run by RWer David Brock. No thanks. Hillary must be scared for Brock to be berni_mccoy Mar 2016 #44

I've been wondering ... 1StrongBlackMan Mar 2016 #46

Some people are going to be very unhappy if the Indictment Fairy doesn't visit them Tarc Mar 2016 #50

It was the cutting and pasting of CLASSIFIED informtion that was illegal. onecaliberal Mar 2016 #51

BLUENATIONREVIEW = DAVID BROCK = HILLARY CLINTON PROPAGANDA Segami Mar 2016 #54

If it's so cut and dried, why hasn't she been formally cleared by the FBI? Vinca Mar 2016 #57

This message was self-deleted by its author obamneycare Mar 2016 #59

Brock Nation Review's team of legal experts weighs in frylock Mar 2016 #60

Bwhahahaha..... Segami Mar 2016 #61

Bill Clinton was an attorney, wasn't he? frylock Mar 2016 #63

+1 AtomicKitten Mar 2016 #64

The Clinton/Brock defense seems to boil down to ignorance and precedent obamneycare Mar 2016 #65

Unnamed experts from a questionable web site. Motown_Johnny Mar 2016 #66

you forgot to offer your apologies to the Sanders supporters for posting this.. you fiend!!! Bill USA Mar 2016 #67

Actually the AP Piece Doesn't Sound Good noretreatnosurrender Mar 2016 #80