> I suspect the reason is more laziness than increasing power. That's pretty naive. > theoretically risks jail and fines for under classifying a document The

> I suspect the reason is more laziness than increasing power. That's pretty naive. > theoretically risks jail and fines for under classifying a document The whole system is designed to make declassification risky and expensive. And you think that has nothing to do with power? Is it just a coincidence that criminal gangs have a similar code of life-long silence?