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Haha the guy took one small hit of a blunt and some higher-ups in the U.S. government want to characterize him as a national security threat. Just goes to sho

Haha the guy took one small hit of a blunt and some higher-ups in the U.S. government want to characterize him as a national security threat. Just goes to show how out of touch with reality the people who lead this country are.

dogma1138 8y ago
TBH his erratic behaviour and his "disregard" of federal agencies regardless of what you think of the SEC does show that the guy isn't exactly SCI clearance material. What's next the NRO cancels a contract because of what he might think is some silly reason and then Elon takes to twitter to diss the new spy satellite that SpaceX didn't get a chance to launch?
- cphoover 8y ago
  There is nothing erratic about smoking pot. Millions of Americans do it daily with no negative consequence. If there are other legitimate issues that preclude Musk from holding SCI clearance, take him on those issues. The guy holds three citizenship, and pot across the majority of the US is a patchwork of laws being either legalized, decriminalized or allowed for medicinal use. It was legal in California where Joe Rogan's podcast was filmed. It's time for the DOD and Intelligence to evolve beyond their current draconian policies.
  - dogma1138 8y ago
    I’m not talking about the pot I’m talking about the fact that he disobeys orders from federal agencies after agreeing to behave and then goes ranting on Twitter.
  - souprock 8y ago
    Having three citizenships would normally disqualify him from a security clearance. He probably got rid of all but one.
  - CharlesColeman 8y ago
    > There is nothing erratic about smoking pot. It is erratic to do so publicly when you have a security clearance you want to keep. Musk also did several other erratic things around the same time (the funding secured tweet being one of the more notable ones).
- ratling 8y ago
  Cancel the contract and go with... who? Monopoly positions change the rules, like it or hate it.
onepremise 8y ago
Clearly this is a 'higher security concern' than granting your next of kin security clearance because daddy's president of the United States.
- jki275 8y ago
  The president of the United States has the authority to clear anyone he wants to clear. That's settled law and has been for decades. The vast majority of the Obama staff could never have qualified for clearances otherwise, but were given them anyway -- where's the outrage there?

dogma1138 8y ago

TBH his erratic behaviour and his "disregard" of federal agencies regardless of what you think of the SEC does show that the guy isn't exactly SCI clearance material. What's next the NRO cancels a contract because of what he might think is some silly reason and then Elon takes to twitter to diss the new spy satellite that SpaceX didn't get a chance to launch?

cphoover 8y ago
There is nothing erratic about smoking pot. Millions of Americans do it daily with no negative consequence. If there are other legitimate issues that preclude Musk from holding SCI clearance, take him on those issues. The guy holds three citizenship, and pot across the majority of the US is a patchwork of laws being either legalized, decriminalized or allowed for medicinal use. It was legal in California where Joe Rogan's podcast was filmed. It's time for the DOD and Intelligence to evolve beyond their current draconian policies.
- dogma1138 8y ago
  I’m not talking about the pot I’m talking about the fact that he disobeys orders from federal agencies after agreeing to behave and then goes ranting on Twitter.
- souprock 8y ago
  Having three citizenships would normally disqualify him from a security clearance. He probably got rid of all but one.
- CharlesColeman 8y ago
  > There is nothing erratic about smoking pot. It is erratic to do so publicly when you have a security clearance you want to keep. Musk also did several other erratic things around the same time (the funding secured tweet being one of the more notable ones).
ratling 8y ago
Cancel the contract and go with... who? Monopoly positions change the rules, like it or hate it.

onepremise 8y ago

Clearly this is a 'higher security concern' than granting your next of kin security clearance because daddy's president of the United States.

jki275 8y ago
The president of the United States has the authority to clear anyone he wants to clear. That's settled law and has been for decades. The vast majority of the Obama staff could never have qualified for clearances otherwise, but were given them anyway -- where's the outrage there?