It isn't often I think kos is wrong. Obviously he needs to advocate actions that are within the bounds of the law, but there are some very important reasons why we should use this breach of privacy to shift the narrative.
The real point is, why is she trying to keep her official correspondence away from the mechanism of government? Is it so her communications can't be used against her in Troopergate? Or is it...
...that she is illegally trying to remove emergency contraceptives from rape kits? Well, geez. I guess we'll never know. Even with a court order or a subpoena! Heck, lets do it like the whitehouse does it and then we don't have to be accountable to our constituents, or even the courts. Lets do whatever the fuck we want with our official business email! Yay!
Kos is taking the high road
At least one Republican personally knows how it feels to have someone look into her private communications without proper cause or approval.
Dude. This isn't her private communications here. She has other accounts for that. This private account is being used for public buisness. The only reason in the world to do this is to avoid accountability.
This isn't a "2 wrongs don't make a right" kind of issue. This is activism and civil disobedience of the highest order. Sure it isn't legal. Neither was the Boston Tea Party. The narrative should be:
- Is she using a private email to avoid accountability?
- This got hacked because she chose a trivial password. Is she going to use "popcorn" as a password to keep the nuclear codes safe?
The second point shows she is about as computer savvy as McCain. But, the first point is the kicker. This is in no way the same thing as the FISA spying. While it isn't and should not be legal to break into someone's account, this is her fault: first for trying to avoid accountability and second for puting official communications at risk by putting them on a public account with a weak password.
Kos, don't take the "high road" and miss the important point here. Whoever did this wasn't trying to be cute. They were trying to point out some very real problems.