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This is politics, one is permitted to ask for motives. It's not a search for truth, it's a quest for power.
by HarryHirsch 2y ago
This is politics, one is permitted to ask for motives. It's not a search for truth, it's a quest for power.
- paulddraper 2y agoThis is very dangerous thinking. It's okay for government to delete emails if the Good Guys want it but not the Bad Guys want it.
- HarryHirsch 2y agoCould there be a misunderstanding? Any organization, Good or Bad, has the right to request materials from the government, and anyone has the right to impugn their motives. (Someone who shouts "ad hominem" in politics has, of course, their own motives.)
- paulddraper 2y agoShouting ad hominem in a lawsuit. How closely do you need to scrutinize the ACLU's motives.
- koolba 2y ago> It's not a search for truth … FOIA requests are as “search for truth” as you can get. Deleting staff emails days after they depart or asking people to email your private Gmail account is impeding any and all searches for truth.