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- From: cgoldman@leland.Stanford.EDU (Charles Goldman)
- Subject: Re: Security Clearances for Civillians
- Message-ID: <1993Jan22.181425.1274@leland.Stanford.EDU>
- Sender: news@leland.Stanford.EDU (Mr News)
- Organization: DSG, Stanford University, CA 94305, USA
- References: <1993Jan21.175533.23592@leland.Stanford.EDU> <1993Jan21.220026.1215@uoft02.utoledo.edu>
- Date: Fri, 22 Jan 93 18:14:25 GMT
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- > Well, Clinton has talked about adding sexual orientation to the
- > list of protected classes in the federal Civil Rights Act.
- >
- > That would cover every aspect, including civilian security
- > clearances, as far as I know. It would not, however, be binding
- > on the military, or on congress itself. Congress exempts itself
- > from most of its own laws.
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- >Steven S. Brack | "Love one another." | sbrack@jupiter.cse.utoledo.edu
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- Call me naive (go ahead!), but I am a lot less worried about Congress
- discriminating against G/L/B people than most other institutions in this
- country. After all, any one can be elected to Congress and hold
- a position of power. That is not so true in IBM, the US Navy, or the CIA.
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- Charles
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