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DUMBAZZ :roll: I think my 7 year old knew this.................... :roll:
In other words, I have as much security clearance as Buckwheat. Probably more, since I went through an FBI check for an FFL. :lol: :lol:
Obama was also a United States Senator and already working under a government position which required him to have taken an oath of office to protect the constitution and the country and completed a background/clearance check...
Under the current system, congressional staff members and defense industry employees must go through rigorous background checks and an interviewing process before receiving a security clearance that gives them access to sensitive national security information.
If those investigations uncover anything that could pose a risk to national security, including associations with anyone who has a criminal background, a history of alcoholism, financial problems or other issues, security clearance could be denied, Ashdown said. Another Washington official said Friday that the security screening process becomes even more stringent depending on the degree of sensitivity of the information to which a staffer may need access.
Meanwhile, members of Congress are subject to no such background investigations. Instead, once they are elected to office, they take an oath not to reveal national secrets. That's it, both Ashdown and a former congressional staffer who worked on the Hill for more than 30 years said Friday.
"Members get security clearance by right of the fact that they got elected," said Winslow Wheeler, who worked on Capitol Hill for 31 years for both Democrats and Republicans.
DUMBAZZ :roll: I think my 7 year old knew this.................... :roll:
In other words, I have as much security clearance as Buckwheat. Probably more, since I went through an FBI check for an FFL. :lol: :lol: