Procedurally, what does he need to do to make this happen? Can any
member of the house do it? Can the Speaker do this on his own, does
it require a vote of the rules committee, the full house, or what?
Also, the Supremes often use legislative history when making rulings.
What would they do in a case like this? Is there any precedent?
I'm wondering if there's some way to take advantage of having so many
cooks.
Also, when was the last time there was a classified briefing on the
house floor like this? I would think that something so unusual would
cause some eyebrows to raise even outside the pro-crypto community.
Secrecy is not the point.
This is a poison pill, a kill packet, a virus, ...
Once you have had the classified briefing, YOU, the recipient
of same, can no longer talk about anything covered in said
briefing with anyone not cleared regardless of whether you
knew it some other way. This is a GAG ORDER executed as an
entrapment. It is the classic mistake to take the classified
briefing. God bless Herb Lin and the other authors of C.R.I.S.I.S.
for saying that they (1) had to take the classified briefing in
the name of science but (2) they guarantee that it provided no
details whatsoever that would have changed their minds. Anyone
who is tempted should just assume that there are multiple
occasions where real lives would be really lost and ask themselves
if that would change their mind. If it would, then vote one
way; if not, vote the other. But never ever take the classified
briefing.
--dan
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