[Gay State Conservative]

I never had a security clearance myself but one would assume that once you have no right to classified info (as in when you cease being a United States Representative) your clearance is immediately and automatically revoked.

[Mr. Douglas]

I contracted for the military a couple of years ago. I got a security clearance. I’ll just say that I’d have already been in BIG legal trouble if I had done what Comey said months ago that Hillary had done.

This makes it a lot worse.

One of the comical parts was that Hillary was a SOURCE of lots of classified information, but didn’t mark the emails classified. So her argument is that since they were not marked classified, they were not classified.

That is ludicrous.

[epluribus_2]

Well he was ordered to let her heiness skate but not necessarily Huma. And definitely not Carlos “the Stick” Danger.

[Damifino]

Even those with clearance have no right to possess or even view classified material unless there is a need to know. It doesn’t matter what their clearance level is if there is no necessity. Huma better have her splainin’ hat on.

[MMaschin]

I never had a security clearance myself but one would assume that once you have no right to classified info (as in when you cease being a United States Representative) your clearance is immediately and automatically revoked.

That's not how it works. Having a security clearance doesn't give you access to see something, it means if you are required to have access to something, you have been cleared. So, in the above situation, after a person leaves office, their access to classified information is gone, if they held a clearance, having that clearance is moot, because they no longer have access to material.

When I was in the military, I was given a security clearance. When I left the service, I went into defense contracting, and many of my contracts required having a clearance, so having one made it easier to get those contracts.

I believe losing a clearance is a positive action, and not an automatic one.

[microgood]

I never had a security clearance myself but one would assume that once you have no right to classified info (as in when you cease being a United States Representative) your clearance is immediately and automatically revoked.

Your access to classified information may be ended but in some cases your clearance may still be there, in case you move directly into another job that requires that clearance. Separation from the military could end your clearance but it is not always the case on the civilian side.

[lacrew]

Not exactly correct, but probably moot. The lower level clearance of ‘secret’ is for a fixed period of time, and it may extend past gubmint service. However, that time has surely expired for Weiner...and if it hadn’t, his first or second sexting scandal would have likely caused it to be cancelled. But beyond that, some of this is probably special access stuff - and nobody has a clearance for that, unless they are assigned to work on it (’it’ being a given project).

Anyway, I see zero chance Weiner has a clearance of any kind.

[DugwayDuke]

Gay State Conservative wrote: “I never had a security clearance myself but one would assume that once you have no right to classified info (as in when you cease being a United States Representative) your clearance is immediately and automatically revoked.”

It’s not automatic. When you out-process, one of the mandatory stops is the security office. You’ll receive a briefing on your continued responsibility to protect classifed, etc. That office will initiate action to suspend your clearance. The clearance remains active for a period of two years. This avoids the need to do a new clearance investigation should you go to work where a clearance is required.

Let’s clear something up.

One does not just walk into a place and assert you have a clearance. One doesn’t have a badge or ID card that you can show to gain access to classified.

If you’re going to visit another office, you will inform your security office of the visit and the need for classified access. Your security office will pass your clearances to the office you will visit. Unless your security office contacts the other office, you will not get access. This happens each time you visit unless you can establish that you will be visiting that location frequently. Then your security will send a clearance good for one year.

In all cases, having a clearance is insufficient for access. You must also demonstrate a need to know.

[BeauBo]

“...assume that once you have no right to classified info... your clearance is immediately and automatically revoked.”

You lose your access when you leave a position, but barring misconduct, you clearance remains valid until it comes up for periodic review.

[chasio649]

I had a secret clearance