Memo to the Senate Democrats: Firing the Capitol Hill Memo Leakers May be Unconstitutional

12-01-03 | Jonathan M. Stein

[jmstein7]

Need a major Meek-a-Bump!

[joesnuffy]

Too bad this war wasnt officially declared by our leaders...maybe they didnt like the idea of
Wartime Treason = firing squad

[jmstein7]

PING!

[Cicero]

Good article. It needs to be passed on the Rush and anyone else who can get the word out.

(Either that, or it should be suppressed, until the Democrats have put their feet so far into deep **** that their media pimps can no longer keep this story off the front pages.)

[jmstein7]

Do you know how to get it to him?

[RonF]

Here, the leaked memos revealed a plot to misuse government resources for partisan gain and schemes to discriminate against judicial nominees based on race and gender.

I thought that the Democrats were objecting to the ideology of a few judicial nominees, not their gender or ethnic origin. Can someone quote this memo and back up this claim?

[jmstein7]

Yes.

Go to http://fairjudiciary.campsol.com/cfj_contents/press/collusionmemos.shtml

[countrydummy]

bump!

[hobbes1]

Trenchant Analysis.


Loosen up the elbow, ad te shoulder, and give yourself a pat on the back.


Send a copy, along with your resume to Floyd Abrams....

[Just mythoughts]

Looks like it time to push for protecting "Christians" and "conservatives" legislation.

Civil RIGHTS for MARRIAGE
RIGHT to IDEOLOGY


Take this bunch on with a GOP "HATE CRIME" legislation.

Since this lying bunch is after President Bush's secret "INTEL", make a deal with them give us our judges and we will let you have a peek at the "INTEL".

[LiteKeeper]

INTREP - DemoRAT law-breaking, being unconstitutional as a way of life ALERT!

[Mr. Bird]

Setting aside the dubious idea that strategizing on matters of politics is subject to whistleblowing interpretations, the public interest would not be served by actually retaining these staffers. If the process revealed the leakers and subsequent terminations were overturned based on the whistleblower rulings, the Member would merely continue to pay the staffer but not allow them in the office.

The effective result would be to pay a congressional staffer to do nothing. This is not a case where a career bureaucrat blows the whistle and needs protection. The staffer could easily lose their job every election cycle. I think in this case, if the law prevents their firing, the law is a ass.

[DaughterOfAnIwoJimaVet]

Will you be my lawyer? : )

[DaughterOfAnIwoJimaVet]

You've probably been pinged already, but I'm sure I'm not the only one who would be curious to know what you think of this.

[ODDITHER]

I'm confused here. Maybe someone can help me out. I think there are more questions about accessing the memos than we know.

If in the regular course of a government employee's duties, they become aware of wrong doing and/or corruption and blow the whistle - they are protected through the whistleblower's act.

Was "monitoring files", in the regular course of the staffer's duties?

Did the whistleblower, violate federal laws in aquiring the information? If they did, does this negate ammunity through whistleblower's act?


Are staffer's made aware that their e-mail and or files can/maybe monitored by their employer and are not to be considered "private" property? If so, are the files property of the committee and not an individual member of the committee?

Are the computers that were accessed, property of the committee or are they property of the Senator's office. Do all staffers regardless of party have access to the data on those computers?

However - could the staffers that held the information be in violation by not securing the computers from being accessed by unauthorized individuals?

Example - If the staffer followed all security rules, and had both the computer and data secured and as a result of hacking or a breakin the data is taken- then the staffer would not be liable. If however, the staffer did not secure the computer and or data, then the staffer would be held liable.?

[jmstein7]

The interest in protecting the people from the corruption of public officials outweighs the interest of public official in covering their butts.

[Chad Fairbanks]

Bttt

[jmstein7]

BTTT!

[OXENinFLA]

fOR LATER.......