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- Subject: Re: Security Clearances for Civillians
- Message-ID: <1993Jan28.125808.1344@uoft02.utoledo.edu>
- From: sbrack@jupiter (Steve Brack)
- Date: 28 Jan 93 12:58:06 EST
- References: <1993Jan22.181425.1274@leland.Stanford.EDU>
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- cgoldman@leland.Stanford.EDU (Charles Goldman) writes:
- :
- : > 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.
- :
- : >Steven S. Brack | "Love one another." | sbrack@jupiter.cse.utoledo.edu
- :
- : 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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- OK, you're naive! 8) 8)
-
- But seriously...
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- You think Congresspeople are the only ones who work for the Congress?
- What about aides, secretaries, guards, electricians, clerks, and
- other people who are employed there? What about the Library of
- Congress? It's not just Congresscritters. 8)
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