JUDGE TURNING OVER TOP SECRET NSA FILES TO LIBERAL GROUP

Sierra Times ^ | 2/18/2006 | Jim Kouri, CPP

[rirepublican]

Yes, I think your on to something. We need to make a lot of noise, by whatever means, and let the Justice Department know that the American people don't want this information released. We are allowing this to happen. While we are all discussing it, these people are using the courts to win their battles. There needs to be national outrage through all available media that we are not going to allow these liberal judges to jeopardize the safety of the American people.

[Tinman73]

"Unfortunately, this could lead to more people (with clearances) learning about the classified information during the litigation. If one of them leaks (a felony) that could be a problem."

I agree.. Classified documents are not a civil judges area to rule on.
As for the people leaking this information, Well treason in the time of war is punishable by death and this would include any reporter breaking this information !
If it's a classified level, It's not for public discloser, plain and simple.

[Grut]

Uhh, let us see, how about, just to pick one, George Bush.

Nope. Bush is a couple of levels above whoever classified 'em and that "whoever" was almost certainly some civil servant who was hired. If Bush 'classified' the information, then the elected officials who ultimately provided for the appointment of the judge 'declassified' it.

[Eagles Talon IV]

I agree and I also believe that is what will happen, albeit phrased differently. I think it safe to say that if the government invokes national security as a reason to not release the documents in question, there is literally no chance they will be released.

[Eagles Talon IV]

I think the president has the sole authority to determine who can classify and declassify documents. But because an individual has been given authority to classify does not necessarily mean he has the authority to declassify. No harm can be down by the former while much harm can be done by the latter.

[Gritty]

Unbelievable!

...I take it back. This is very believable. These lunatics won't be happy until they are back in full control and could care less there is a war going on or if America is crushed by Islam. As far as they are concerned, it was all orchestrated and made up by George Bush anyway.

Loons, one and all. But very dangerous loons...

[rbmillerjr]

Judge Kennedy needs to go on "the big list"

[HighlyOpinionated]

BTTT

Ping for later read.

[Grut]

No harm can be [done] by the former...

Au contraire, excessive secrecy is the death of popular government. If we don't know what the government's doing, we can't vote sensibly.

[AmericaUnite]

Hope this gets appealed.

[Stentor]

This will go all the way to the supreme court if necessary.

The Supreme Court has no power to compel their release.

[FerdieMurphy]

...we can't vote sensibly.

Sensibly?

Sensibly?

We are always torn between the lesser of two evils. It doesn't matter if it's a congressrat, governor or whatever. When we vote the Party line (which I have done for eons) we end up with a pontificating "moderate" imbecile. The Congress is full of those types.

We may be sensible, but those for whom we're voting are, by and large, not so.

Turning over Top Secret documents to some leftist "Friends of Patrick Leahy" can only be termed "playing into the hands of our enemies!"

[Eagles Talon IV]

I was speaking in the context of the WOT and the lesser of 2 evils. To release secret information inappropriately could be devastating and cost a huge number of lives. To classify something needlessly is excessive secrecy as you say but would hardly present the same danger.

[FerdieMurphy]

Wonder what percentage of Americans will get the opportunity to read this as posted here?

[butternut_squash_bisque]

This is TREASON.

Duly charge, try, convict, sentence and execute. Now.

[FerdieMurphy]

A Maxine Waters Communist!

[FerdieMurphy]

If only.

[afnamvet]

One of many.

[Casloy]

No, but don't they have the power to block their release?

[Stentor]

No, but don't they have the power to block their release?

If you mean the power to stifle the Clinton appointed asswipe, then yes.