[Oldeconomybuyer]

[driftdiver]

I know from personal experience far too much information is classified. Simply getting rid of “confidential” wont do much as it would simply become Sensitive but unclassified.

Pretty much the same security requirements.

From what I’ve read most of Hillarys email server data was Top Secret and above.

[sparklite2]

Ever since my days spent dealing with classified material, I’ve believed government wildly over-classifies everything.
While I could see the possible need for it in the military, fedguv domestically operates in a permanent CYA, opaque manner. Of course, to do otherwise sharply decreases the opportunity for graft.

[Innovative]

Let’s not classify anything — let our enemies know everything we are doing in all details. Brilliant move! (/sarc)

[rdcbn]

The Obama Administration is trying to diffuse the damage done by Hillary Clinton's email leaks.

If most of her emails were “confidential” , the Obama Administration can say that they are trying to abolish “confidential “ classification so what's the big deal.

[William Tell]

I won’t be able to properly evaluate the recommendations made in this article until I know what level of classification applies to Obama’s original birth registration document.

[Hulka]

There is Confidential, Secret and Top Secret.
That’s it.
“Above Top Secret” is an invention.
It is TS with caveates, but it is still Top Secret.
Confidential is a classification level that is not Secret.
Reporters and obummer, and others should know better—they are trying to mitigate Hitlery’s guilt.

[pfflier]

So, the unintended consequence will be marking everything “secret” that used to be “confidential”.

[Petrosius]

Not a good idea. When we received information from foreign governments with a classification that we do not have then we must treat it with our next higher classification. For instance, when I was in the Army we had some British magazines that were marked "Restricted." This was basically "not for public distribution." For the Brits this would include professional literature that was distributed to the troops but was not available to the public. This stuff could be out in the open in the barracks without any concerns. But since the U.S. does not have a "Restricted" classification we had to treat it as if it were "Confidential" and keep it locked in the safe. If we got rid of "Confidential" then we would have to treat all foreign source "Confidential" material as if it were marked "Secret."

[unlearner]

Shell game designed to make it look like Clinton’s systematic breach of natural security was merely to cut through bureaucratic red tape.

Other people went to prison for much less.

Obama and Clinton are for two Americas. One for the elite. One for the rest of us.

[MtnClimber]

I think you would have to declassify everything to fix Hillary’s problem.

[Political Junkie Too]

Let the FOIA games begin!

-PJ

[zzwhale]

Was clapper on his knees wiping something dripping from his lips when he made this statement...
Clapper is a useless slug an incompetent political hack...
The DNI is a condom stopping the flow of useful Intel and an obozo foil....

Pathetic .....

[clearcarbon]

"Obama Administration Weighs Nixing 'Confidential' Classification"

Is this a preemptive blanket pardon for his administration?