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Originally Posted by ubertuber
I don't think you can simplify it quite this much - if a government employee releases information that they are not authorized to release then they are not acting as an agent of the government. They are taking advantage of their governmental association and acting as an individual.
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Yes, and if the information puts our men overseas (whether military or CIA or ambassadorial) in harm's way then the source should be punished to the fullest extent of the law.... BUT the press can publish it, I would hope they would weigh the consequences before doing so, but they have that option, and I would have the option of buying their product or not. It is not within our government's scope to censor them or stop them in any way.
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I just love people who use the excuse "I use/do this because I LOVE the feeling/joy/happiness it brings me" and expect you to be ok with that as you watch them destroy their life blindly following. My response is, "I like to put forks in an eletrical socket, just LOVE that feeling, can't ever get enough of it, so will you let me put this copper fork in that electric socket?"
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