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I agree that one shouldn't ascribe to malice what can be ascribed to incompetence. ("The Solicitor General does not understand...") BUT! At the White House le
by markvdb 11y ago
I agree that one shouldn't ascribe to malice what can be ascribed to incompetence. ("The Solicitor General does not understand...")
BUT!
At the White House level, incompetence equals malice. We have every right to expect competence from a level as high as the White House.
- RexRollman 11y agoWell, these are the same people who think you can safely backdoor encryption.
- iwwr 11y agoI think they value power and control above safety.
- harryh 11y agoJustice department officials and congressmen are most definitely not the same people.
- bcg1 11y agoFBI is part of the justice dept. http://www.fbi.gov/news/speeches/going-dark-are-technology-privacy-and-public-safety-on-a-collision-course http://www.fbi.gov/news/speeches/going-dark-are-technology-p...
- underscores 11y agoYou can safely backdoor encryption. If you don't know how, well, you are just stupid (which is what I figured anyway).
- dragonwriter 11y agoThe SG is a subcabinet Justice Department official, not part of the Executive Office of the President (White House).
- protomyth 11y agoThe SG does what the President tells him/her. This is the policy of the Executive Office of the President. The Justice Department is part of the Executive Branch and not some independent agency.