Posted on 02/07/2018 6:31:13 AM PST by huldah1776
Sometimes an executive has to choose between the lesser of two evils.
The choice here is:
1) Do damage by releasing sources/methods
2) Do damage by allowing our republic to be materially undermined.
Since we’re talking about folks who tried to prevent the election of a political opponent, we have what the constitution describes as a set of people who are “enemies domestic”.
If the people cannot express their will at the ballot box, the only other way to effect change in government is violent overthrow.
Any players involved in undermining the election as has been done should at least be removed from their government position or at most put in prison.
Trump has to decide what’s more important, sources/methods or the republic itself. I would choose the republic.
What good is source/method protection to the people if it only protects a tyranny that suppresses their will at the ballot box?
That’s what would make the choice easier for me. I’d make a speech describing things as above, blame the democrats for forcing this choice, and release an un-redacted memo.
Choosing to protect sources/methods means the enemies domestic have another day to thwart the will of the people.
Maybe next time, they’ll be successful.
Keep in mind, had Hilary won, we wouldn’t get a whiff of this stuff.
We are lucky to have a chance to stamp this behavior out now. We should take that chance.
“...your responsibility to declassify...”
I said the same thing on another thread so I hope the WH is considering this (only you said it better).
Seems to me that the information provided by classified sources is what’s important. Let the Demo memo be released with names redacted, and readers on both sides can judge the truth of the information.
We see the same things.
I’d still like some clarification on a few things; this alleged 2013 FBI warning, also his resume padding “Kremlin” comment. But neither will change much, the focus now should be on those around Page.
Me too!
The RATs are liars. Rotten to the core.
Agreed. Most of the "sources and methods" is well known anyway. Release it all, then use the released material as a wedge to release more stuff based on the same sources and methods. Play hardball, don't be wimps.
If one screams but nobody listens, did the Dem actually scream?
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