Tuesday, July 26, 2016

Chaffetz's Responsibility in the Hillary Email Affair is to Legislate

   The whole reason for making laws is to make things just. So, each time we see an injustice, we should be asking, is there a law we can make, to do away with this injustice?
   If you are a careful legislator, you look at all that happens, each time looking for a way to correct the injustice. Now, if you are Jason Chaffetz, what is one of the supposed injustices you might have run into recently? Hillary's emails? Didn't the FBI head decide against charges? So, Chaffetz hauled FBI Director James Comey in. It was like he wanted to investigate Comey for making a bad decision.
   We have three branches of government. Chaffetz belongs in the legislative branch. If you think our Constitution got it right, then shouldn't Chaffetz be filling the legislative needs?
   Now, if it is an injustice that Hillary isn't being prosecuted, and if you are a good legislator -- one who seeks to correct injustice each time you see it -- then create a law to correct this injustice from ever happening again. That's your job.
   I kind of wonder how this would play out. I am not in favor of our government classifying anywhere near all that it classifies. I do not know that I find any fault in what Hillary put in her emails. But, if you do feel she did wrong, you better put teeth in the laws. It seems Chaffetz, if he feels what Hillary did was wrong, should be introducing legislation to strengthen the government's ability to classify information, and to make it so those who break this law face unavoidable penalties. I would oppose such legislation, but it seems if Chaffetz (and everyone else who thinks she did wrong) should be pushing to correct the situation so she cannot go unpunished next time.
 

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