[jackbill]

I am wondering what was a purpose of placing these memos on a computer shared with Republicans? It seems like Democrats simply wanted to give Republicans head-ups on the issues. If it is so, then what is all this fuss about?

The Senate Judiciary Committee has a single computer server.

It is very simple to set up a fire-wall between Republican and Democrat staff work. This wasn't done.

It is very simple for each staffer to protect his/her work through the use of a password. This wasn't done.

[ConservativeGadfly]

PING!!

[alex]

"It is very simple for each staffer to protect his/her work through the use of a password. This wasn't done."

This is exactly my point - it seems that Democrats used this insecure arrangement to keep Republicans informed. I suppose that Democratic staffers have to be investigated whether or not they informed their Republican counterparts about these files.