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NM_Birder

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13. Let me boil it down.

Reply to Sancho (Reply #10)

Fri Mar 6, 2015, 12:45 PM

Mar 2015

I do not trust politicians. They lie, manipulate, twist and take advantage of controlling the information stream for the good of themselves, and re-election .........and I guess some of the people in some ways.....sometimes.

Trust the honesty of a politician, and regret it later. It's not a matter of monitoring every single move a politician makes, it's about keeping them from taking advantage of the people's ignorance to how manipulative and selfish they can be.

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Which of the following should be public record for elected government officials? [View all] Sancho Mar 2015 OP

Anything to do with government business? Rex Mar 2015 #1

I don't see what's so difficult about it.. Fumesucker Mar 2015 #2

I don't either. Rex Mar 2015 #4

No top secret business should be handled from a private owned server, NM_Birder Mar 2015 #3

Nope, this is not just Hillary. I remember the Nixon tape recordings... Sancho Mar 2015 #5

Better question, NM_Birder Mar 2015 #8

I suspect that the vast majority of material is no public now... Sancho Mar 2015 #10

Let me boil it down. NM_Birder Mar 2015 #13

If it has to do with Government business, the Peoples business I want it all saved Autumn Mar 2015 #6

This is close to how I feel. bigwillq Mar 2015 #9

You do remember that our CIA was spying on our own Senate? Sancho Mar 2015 #11

I want them collecting everything the Senate members do in Autumn Mar 2015 #14

I'm not a fan of lots of government secrecy dissentient Mar 2015 #7

They get to see all of ours. 99Forever Mar 2015 #12