[SF Republican]

Good. I dont like the idea of a liberal, leftist mayor of a liberal, leftist city having a security clearance, anyway. It is amazing that he puts his own status above those of the city that elected him.. I thought I read that he wanted the same clearance as the officers serving below him? Do you really feel a duly elected official should not be allowed to have a security clearance to help him protect his citizens?

[cardinal4]

Do you really feel a duly elected official should not be allowed to have a security clearance to help him protect his citizens?

Dont twist my post-this type of elected official who puts politics above protection cant be trusted.

[SoDak]

There's probably a very good reason from his past why they would refuse that clearance. Just because he got himself elected mayor does not make it worthwhile to give this sort of clearance to known risks.

[Robert_Paulson2]

the patriot act and fbi are abusing their police powers to supercede local governments, is the implication here.

seeing how the feds are inappreciative of the minutemen, and stopping illegal immigration, one has to wonder if they might be suffering from a lack of proper priorties.

maybe something is going on that our elected officials SHOULD know something about.

[Alas Babylon!]

On many occasions I have held a higher security clearance than those above me, including many (heck, most) politicians. There is no "right" to be cleared. It comes down to the need to know. To do one's job, for example.

Why does this mayor have to review the data to ensure his officers follow Oregon and Portland laws? Can't the officers be trusted to do so? They could refuse the FBI if and when they were told to do anything breaking the local laws. It sounds to me like the mayor is more worried about some Islamics being scrutinized for possible terrorist ties (yeah, like that could happen) than protecting the rest of the city's citizens.

[cherry]

I don't think any politically connected official at that level should be given top clearance....

people nowadays don't vote for integrity or patriotism or morality.....so, just anybody can get elected......

an election can not make someone who lacks character , have character....

[PzLdr]

No. The officers need the clearance to do their work on anti-terrorism, and that requires access to classified intelligence, etc. The Mayor is not part of that effort. In fact he wants to make sure that the officers don't violate lefty Oregon law regarding religions and political groups. That means he assumes that he has the power to countermand task force orders to his cops, and to interfere in task force operations. I don't think so. Personally, if the non political, secular terrorists we are at war with do mount an attack, Oregon works for me. The weather's lousy and the coffee eats it. Plus the state song should be "Am I Blue"