Machiavellian said:
MTZehvor said:
This isn't exactly comparable. As several people have stated before, to indict Clinton, the FBI has to be able to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that she knowingly sent and received classified documents on a private server. The mere act of having those documents is not illegal as long as you are unaware of it. If the FBI cannot prove intent, then there is no case to be had.
The FBI also did not say that people who had done similar things would be prosecuted. Comey claimed that lower ranking people would likely have been fired for a mistake like Clinton's, and in doing so, possibly insinuated that Clinton should have been relieved of her duties. With that said, claiming that someone should have been fired does not mean you can press charges against her. The law in this case requires proof of intent, and there's no way for the FBI to show it.
Personally, if I had to bet, I'd wager that Clinton knew full well what she was doing, and I suspect that Comey does as well. The trouble is that that's not enough to build a criminal case from. It's enough to fire someone, perhaps, but not enough to prove beyond a reasonable doubt.
With that said, I'd argue that the report should be enough to keep anyone from voting for Clinton. Then again, we live in a country where her opponent is someone that can very generously be called "careless" with his business operations in the past, so whatever.
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Why would this report stop you from voting for Clinton. If you did not vote for someone because they made stupid mistakes then you would elect no one. Instead you look at the body of work from each canidate then make a decision. The problem with this whole email thing is that its something that done probably way to offten within the goverment but only really shined a light when one party or another want to use something to gain an advantage. I am not a Hillary or Trump supporter but I will make my decision on which one I believe can do the Job and actually do something positive. This whole email thing is more political smoke screen then anything of real merit.
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The magnitude of the mistake is the reason why. People shouldn't lose votes simply for any silly mistake, but if you screw up badly enough, then it becomes very reasonable to doubt that person's ability to be responsible with far more at stake. Clinton was irresponsible in following basic security protocals and put US National Security at risk. If she's been shown to be careless with important in the positions she's held (and careless enough to the point where the FBI director basically said she would have been fired if not for her prestige), then there's reason to suspect that she will be careless as president.
