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A Nation of Laws—Sort Of
PJ Media ^ | 4-3-2016 | Victor Davis Hanson

Posted on 05/06/2016 4:36:56 AM PDT by Sir Napsalot

Any fair reading of State Department and general federal government laws regarding the use of classified information by federal employees makes it is clear that Hillary Clinton violated the law—both by improperly setting up her own private server, and then by sending information through it that was classified. And it is evident that Clinton went to such extraordinary lengths in order to mask her communications and shield them from the sort of Freedom of Information Act suits that now are plaguing her—and that she arbitrarily decided which of her private server emails were public and which private, and then simply destroyed thousands of them without audit.

If she is not indicted by the Obama administration for violations of federal laws or conspiracy to obstruct justice, in the future it will be almost impossible to prosecute successfully any federal employee for violating government protocols about the handling of classified information. If Clinton avoids indictment, it will make a mockery of the Obama Justice Department that sought to prosecute Gen. David Petraeus for showing his personal journals, which contained classified information, to his biographer and mistress Paula Broadwell. ......

The answer is that this is now a country, after all, that jails a video-maker on a trumped-up probation charge to cover up false talking points about a supposed riot of aggrieved Muslims who ad hoc showed up to kill four Americans. And it jailed Dinesh D’Souza, another video-maker, on a rather minor campaign money-raising infraction.

Federal immigration law simply no longer exists—(snip) President Obama himself, prior to his reelection bid, warned immigration activists that to suspend enforcement of federal law was the act of a king, not a president—and then got reelected and committed the very monarchial sins that he warned about.

(Excerpt) Read more at pjmedia.com ...


TOPICS: Government; Politics
KEYWORDS: 2016election; hillary; vdh; victordavishanson
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To: Sir Napsalot
(excerpt) "It gets worse.

Well over 300 sanctuary cities have unilaterally declared that federal laws do not apply within their jurisdictions.

Not just 'sanctuary cities', any two-bit bureaucrats / busybodies get to arbitrarily decide what is 'lawful' in their own tiny little domain, every one is their own totalitarian wannabe.

Students At O.C. School Get OK To Wear ‘Dump Trump’ Shirts

21 posted on 05/06/2016 6:31:37 AM PDT by Sir Napsalot (Pravda + Useful Idiots = CCCP; JournOList + Useful Idiots = DopeyChangey!)
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To: Verginius Rufus
I'm voting for the Comet.

Another incorrect meme thrown out there is that FBI agents will rebel if no indictment is handed down.

FBI agents aren't that much different than the bureaucrats I see at my agency, and they have bills to pay just like us. There will be no revolt, just a shrugging of shoulders.

It was far different when I worked at the FDIC. I worked in a section that did its job so well that two contractors voluntarily withdrew from their contracts (we were too tough on them).

Senior management backed us up, too. A director's email on an after action report that I wrote detailing deficiencies we found at a site visit was titled: "Houston, we have a problem."

It's no wonder that the FDIC is rated as one of the best agencies to work for in the federal government. Wish I was still there, but I wasn't a permanent employee.

22 posted on 05/06/2016 6:33:26 AM PDT by Night Hides Not (Remember the Alamo! Remember Goliad! Remember Mississippi!)
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To: Sir Napsalot

“If she is not indicted by the Obama administration for violations of federal laws or conspiracy to obstruct justice, in the future it will be almost impossible to prosecute successfully any federal employee for violating government protocols about the handling of classified information.”

And some sill people would think this is accidental...


23 posted on 05/06/2016 6:38:32 AM PDT by Little Ray (NOTHING THAT SOMEONE ELSE HAS TO PAY FOR IS A RIGHT.)
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To: Night Hides Not

Glad you liked it! :)


24 posted on 05/06/2016 6:59:26 AM PDT by Buttons12 ( It Can't Happen Here -- Sinclair Lewis.)
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To: rlmorel; StevenCrowder

Thanks much for the video of “Trigglypuff” and the SJW link. I had not seen that. I did see Steven Crowder’s great segment.


25 posted on 05/06/2016 7:33:14 AM PDT by PGalt
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To: Buttons12; Travis McGee

“The FBI is working hard on the investigation. We are understandably impatient. But it will take a great deal of time and effort to build a case for her innocence.”

Well-played, Buttons12...and great graphics, Travis McGee (and great recent segments on Alex Jones). Thanks. BTTT!


26 posted on 05/06/2016 7:40:09 AM PDT by PGalt
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To: Buttons12
The FBI is working hard on the investigation. We are understandably impatient. But it will take a great deal of time and effort to build a case for her innocence.

The harder they work and the longer it takes means that it will be too hard and will never get finished. Momma Hil is 'way above the reach of honest, moral people. There simply are not enough of them left to guide the country.

27 posted on 05/06/2016 8:55:24 AM PDT by imardmd1 (Fiat Lux)
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To: Sir Napsalot

those claiming she might skate are doing so by claiming she didn’t ‘show intent to do harm’- Btu this is nonsense- She showed intent to break the law- She knew it was illegal to store information related to the government on her home computer, and she knowingly did so anyway- She INTENDED to break the law, knowing full well that doing so would make the information vulnerable- and she did- end of story- Even if she claims ignorance, ignorance is not a defense- and even if she gets away with claiming ignorance,e what does that say about her ability to run?

No way should this woman even be polling as high as she is, yet sadly, many in this country are incapable of knowing right from wrong-


28 posted on 05/06/2016 10:36:44 AM PDT by Bob434
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To: petercooper

No kidding. We need to bottle Stephen Crowder’s response, and play it louder so every student and person in this country hears it...


29 posted on 05/06/2016 11:50:23 AM PDT by rlmorel ("Irrational violence against muslims" is a myth, but "Irrational violence against non-muslims" isn't)
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To: Bob434
sadly, many in this country are incapable of knowing right from wrong-

Oh they know it. Doing wrong comes easy after infanticide though.

30 posted on 05/07/2016 7:03:59 AM PDT by rawcatslyentist (Genesis 1:29 And God said, Behold, I have given you every herb bearing seed,)
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