A note to the Sanders' campaign:

People most dedicated to an outcome (this time it is electing Bernie Sanders to the Presidency) can find fault with the details because a prejudice is suspected. Sooner or later, the results of the nomination process has to come to pass. After the nomination process both candidates have stated they will work for the best outcome FOR THE PEOPLE.

Both candidates are extremely wonderful people dedicated to a life of service to this country. Each campaign wants to win and are just as dedicated to their own outcome. There is nothing wrong with that.

What is wrong is if the process to a candidate violates the spirit of the nomination process it can destroy the campaign to win. If either campaign believes there is injustice a complaint should be filed, however, it is the people that are the best judge. I suggest one or both campaigns should have a person with a video recorder and a webpage, perhaps on the candidate's website, that tells the story of the rules committee and the impact of those rules within the nominating process.

The complaints against each other and the DNC can be stacked to the ceiling, but, the process does not have to nor should it take place behind closed doors. So, the best process is a transparent process and there are ways a video recorder can bring the facts to the people. Trust the people with any suspicions and worries.

Each candidate has a great opportunity to serve in the Presidency and I know how their campaigns treasure them. The people know how important it is, too. Trust the people as a jury of injustice.

Mr. Trump has his own convention dilemma to investigate and resolve.

March 6, 2016
By Rachel Stockman

...So that’s how it normally works, (click here) but this isn’t a normal election. We’ve already heard some rumors of back room dealings going on by the GOP establishment. So here’s how Trump could still lose according to a variety of election law experts with whom we spoke. The delegates could vote to change the convention rules even BEFORE the first round of balloting takes place. That’s right, in the days leading up to the convention, the RNC Rules Committee could recommend rules changes to the Convention Rules Committee. That committee could tweak the recommendations but they they would ultimately have to send the new rules to the floor of the convention for a vote by the delegates. If the delegates vote to change the rules so as to ‘unbind’ themselves, then they could vote for whoever they wanted even in that first round.

“The delegates ultimately have the final say in the rules that will govern the convention. That may mean that they opt to unbind themselves, but a majority of them would have to agree to that,” Josh Putnam, an expert in this matter, and lecturer at the University of Georgia told LawNewz.com....

The Sanders' campaign...

...has received unprecedented concessions from the Democratic Party. That is a great victory. But, to state Governor Dan Malloy and Congressman Barnie Frank need to be removed because of FEAR they will not be fair is outrageous. These men are two of the most loyal Democrats and would never jeopardize any process with corrupt values or prejudice. It is important they maintain their positions. It is also important the national convention go forward smoothly. Viewers will be judging the candidates based on the organization of the nominee process and presentation of the nominee for President of the United States of America.

I find the Sanders' campaign insecure to the outcome of the convention because they want to stack the deck. 

That's enough.

This year is a turning point for the USA. We need to respect our Constitution and each other. "We got this thing, okay?"

The demonstrators in California need to be respected. They should realize Mr. Trump is no longer on the premise to witness their protest. The media is there and have recognized them. But, please respect protesters. "Occupy" was an illegal demonstration as well, but, they were respected for the same reason these protesters should be respected; they are hurting. 

This is a very difficult year for politics, but, we'll make it through. Police are doing a good job to protect the building and that is important, too. We all need space to gather. The police should not be injured either.

There is a lot that has been going on with the Trump campaign this week. He achieved his nomination and there has been issues within the campaign hierarchy itself.

I think Mr. Manafort was a good addition for the Trump campaign. He brought dignity with him and the press appreciated it. 

But, this Wiley think is rather curious. What I find odd is that he wanted to start up a campaign from anew. Within that anew is the absence of Nevada. What gives with Nevada? IS somebody is tampering with the convention somewhere. Wiley was what's his name's campaign manager....Scott Walker. I wouldn't consider him trustworthy and evidently he has some very odd priorities.

We value our democracy and that demands respect for everyone involved. I sincerely don't want respect for each other to fall apart. We can do this. We can carry out a magnificent election year. Everyone is being heard and to that end every candidate needs to recognize the pain the demonstrators are carrying out in the public square. Recognition of their pain by a political leader is vital. 

Every person is important and they will be heard, respected and recognized.

Flint records haven't come yet. I'll start making phone calls Monday. 

I congratulate Great Britain for saving the lives of three wonderful children and their benevolent futures.

23 May 2016
By Rachael Burnett

Lorna Moore (click here) was planning to take her three young children to the war zone - including an 11-month-old baby

...Midlands, failed to tell authorities her husband Sajid Aslam, 34, was about to leave for Syria. Ayman Shaukat, 28, was also convicted of preparing terrorist acts by helping Aslam and Muslim convert Alex Nash, 22, on their way.
Nash's wife Kerry Thomason, 24, was pregnant when she was stopped from flying out with her two children to join her husband in Syria.
Sentencing at the Old Bailey, Judge Charles Wide described Moore as a "very strong character" and said she "knew perfectly well of your husband's dedication to terrorism".
"One of the troubling things about you is your facility for telling lies," he added.
He said Moore had told "lie after lie" to the jury during her trial and that some of her evidence was "nonsense".
She was sentenced to two years and six months imprisonment.

I hope in two and a half years Lorna Moore will appreciate life and the future of her children differently.

The religious extremists of Daesh do not value life, frequently that means their own. They are being recruited not for their advantage in improving their quality of life, but rather, to pursue a future of service, sacrifice and death. The children within Daesh's control become child soldiers. The girls are known to be bearing children at a young age. 

This is not about life and longevity, it is about death and ending as many lives as possible. There is no benevolence in their hearts or minds.

Great Britain may want to realize there is an outpost belonging to Daesh in Libya as well. They are performing executions there. They stood on the sands of the Mediterranean Sea executing innocent people to threaten Europe.

The Muslims joining Daesh are fools for a false narrative. Daesh is composed of criminals not holy men. The people joining Daesh become criminals themselves which provides them with more reason to fools to protect the old Ba'athists.

It is amazing to realize men leave countries anchored in domestic peace to enter a profession of killing and cruelty. No matter how seductive Daesh may seem in their recruitment campaigns, the product they offer is murder. That is what the recruits of Daesh are 'opting in' for, murder. Obviously, it has nothing to do with their upbringing. They were supported by a peaceful country to live making everyday better than the next. It is complete estrangement of their lifelong values. 

It is about them, not us.

U.S. President Barack Obama (click here) hugs Shigeaki Mori, an atomic bomb survivor; creator of the memorial for American WWII POWs killed at Hiroshima, during a ceremony at Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima, western Japan, Friday, May 27, 2016. Obama on Friday became the first sitting U.S. president to visit the site of the world's first atomic bomb attack, bringing global attention both to survivors and to his unfulfilled vision of a world without nuclear weapons.

The USA never turned it's back on Japan after the war. We assisted Japan back to an economy that mirrored ours because of the Japanese culture. Not every country is the same or as willing.

The USA never exploited it's conquest with such deadly force. We turned to Japan with our horror in full view and became partners in the future. How many other countries would have done the same?

It could be said Lehava is the MORAL equivalent to extremist Muslims seeking to kill anyone it decides is adverse to their particular kind of religion.

May 26, 2016
By Judy Maltz

Citing concerns for the future of Israeli democracy and society, (click here) the Anti-Defamation League has urged the government to clamp down on Lehava, a radical anti-assimilation organization, and its leader Bentzi Gopstein.

In a letter sent this week to Attorney General Avichai Mendelblit and obtained by Haaretz, the U.S.-based ADL warned that Israel’s continued tolerance of Lehava’s “hateful discourse,” while detrimental to Israeli society, was also “used as a weapon by Israel’s enemies, who use it as a basis for their rushed conclusions and generalizations about Israeli society.”

The letter, signed by Carol Nuriel, executive director of the ADL office in Israel, refrained from recommending specific measures against the far-right organization, which is both vehemently anti-Arab and anti-Christian. “We call on you to act by whatever means the law allows to draw a clear red line before this phenomenon that is so dangerous to Israel’s society and democracy,” wrote Nuriel....

Lehava is a hate organization in Israel. They hate Christians and do not recognize any relationship with non-Jewish. It doesn't matter the relationship, business, academics or social; non-Jewish are to be eliminated from contact.

January 3, 2016
By Liat Bar-Stav

Bentzi Gopstein, leader of the "Lehava" organization

Journalist who spent two and a half months undercover (click here) as activist in anti-assimilation organization offers glimpse into group that is putting Israel's democracy to one of its sternest tests in recent years.

Lehava's world came crashing down this morning. Large police forces mounted a pre-dawn raid on the homes of several of the Jewish extremist group's most prominent activists, including chairman Bentzi Gopstein, and took them into custody on suspicion of inciting and calling for acts of violence....

Japan and the USA are the strongest of allies today, however, the way that was achieved is heinous.

U.S. President Barack Obama, right, and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe shake hands after laying wreaths at Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima, western Japan, Friday, May 27, 2016.

May 27, 2016

By AP

Hiroshima--Barack Obama (click here) on Friday paid tribute to the 140,000 people killed by the world's first atomic bomb attack and sought to bring global attention to his unfulfilled vision of a world without nuclear weapons, as he became the first sitting U.S. president to visit Hiroshima.

"Death fell from the sky and the world was changed," Obama said, after laying a wreath, closing his eyes and briefly bowing his head before an arched monument in Hiroshima's Peace Memorial Park that honors those killed on Aug. 6, 1945, when U.S. forces dropped the bomb that ushered in the nuclear age. The bombing, Obama said, "demonstrated that mankind possessed the means to destroy itself."

Obama did not apologize, instead offering, in a carefully choreographed display, a simple reflection on the horrors of war and his hope the horror of Hiroshima could spark a "moral awakening." As he and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe stood near an iconic bombed-out domed building, Obama acknowledged the devastating toll of war and urged the world to do better.

"We stand here in the middle of this city and force ourselves to imagine the moment the bomb fell ... we listen to a silent cry." Obama said....

The potential hurricane is nearly gone and the water vapor in the central USA is dissipating.

May 27, 2016
1130.18z
UNISYS Water Vapor Satellite of north and west hemisphere (click here for 12 hour loop - thank you)

The dissipating water vapor with both systems indicates the resolution of heat. There is always a chance there will be increased water vapor content with the sun rise and moving through the day. I doubt both systems will return to the status of yesterday.

The 12 hour loop will show the dissipation of heat while severe weather occurred in the USA last night. While tornadoes and hurricanes reduce heat, they are extreme measures in Earth's physics. Rain also cools Earth and the severe rain storms in Texas delivered significant cooling to the country's heat.

Current Temperature May 27, 2016

The current temperatures across the country is markedly different today. The west is somewhat different, but, the drastic change is the eastern half of the country where the severe weather existed.

The wind chill of the map below shows a significantly different change in temperature (F) Fahrenheit in the eastern USA. Some places is it 20 degrees cooler with the occasional 30 degree drop. Earth's physics works, but, under the high levels of CO2 the physics are extremely dangerous, takes lives and destroys infrastructure. 

The USA government was told about this exact change in Earth's physics, predicted the deaths and the destroyed infrastructure and the cost of such sincere concerns. Congress denied the facts and we are all stuck with day to day, moment to moment dangers.

A far north as Iowa.

May 26, 2016
6:35 PM
Wind map (click here)

May 26, 2016
By Tribune staff

Power was full (click here) restored by mid-morning to more than 1,100 electric customers who lost service as strong storms rolled over the county overnight..

A severe thunderstorm warning was issued around 3:30 a.m. with wind gusts topping 60 mph in some areas.

There was a report of a tree toppled along Story County S-14 near Nevada, and tree limbs down near Zearing. Otherwise, no damage had been reported, according to Story County officials and officials with the National Weather Service in Des Moines.

Only a few customers in Ames had lost power, but more than 1,100 in surrounding areas and communities lost power as the storms moved through.

More storms are possible later today and tonight.

Current Temperature Map US (click here)
May 26, 2016
6:00 PM

In the water vapor satellite below it is easy to tell where the heat is; under the densest area of greenhouse gases. The water vapor is not consolidating anywhere else in the northwest hemisphere of Earth. There is some in the ICTZ where it belongs.

May 26, 2016
2230.19z
UNISYS Water Vapor Satellite of north and west hemisphere (click here for 12 hour loop - thank you)

The water vapor is not consolidating in the west where the troposphere is cooler.

The wind chill map also shows even greater differences in temperatures in the west USA.

The west has wind chill temperatures in the 50s while the midwest and east are in the 90s. That is 40 degrees Fahrenheit difference. That is dangerous.

This is probably the beginnings of the current system.

May 22, 2016
2230.14z
UNISYS Water Vapor Satellite of north and west hemisphere.

There was talk at this point about a developing hurricane. That didn't happen. The tornadoes are the result of a dry troposphere. If the water vapor content was NORMAL there would have been a hurricane rather than tornadoes.

In today's satellite (third from the top) there is a hint of a potential hurricane in the Atlantic, but, far off shore. There is a persistent consolidation of water vapor in the Atlantic at this location regardless of the wind otherwise. There is a better than 50% chance that as tornadoes and severe storms erupt over night, that water vapor consolidation will be gone by tomorrow. If the storms and tornadoes are weak tonight, there is a better chance the water vapor consolidation will be greater and increase the chance of a hurricane in the Atlantic. With 40 degree Fahrenheit difference, there should be significant turbulence where the water vapor has gathered over the USA.

Hurricanes and tornadoes dissipate heat.

"Phantom Menace"

May 26, 2016

By Lena H. Sun and Brady Dennis

For the first time, (click here) researchers have found a person in the United States carrying bacteria resistant to antibiotics of last resort, an alarming development that the top U.S. public health official says could signal "the end of the road" for antibiotics.

The antibiotic-resistant strain was found last month in the urine of a 49-year-old Pennsylvania woman. Defense Department researchers determined that she carried a strain of E. coli resistant to the antibiotic colistin, according to a study published Thursday in Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, a publication of the American Society for Microbiology. The authors wrote that the discovery "heralds the emergence of a truly pan-drug resistant bacteria."...

One of the descriptions of this patient is that she was never outside the USA. Was someone she knows outside the USA? It is an important question; either she contacted someone who had been outside the USA or she somehow spawned this bacteria or it is in the community somewhere.

Escherichia coli Harboring mcr-1 and blaCTX-M (click here) on a Novel IncF Plasmid: First report of 2 mcr-1 in the USA 

E. coli (click here) is found in the human bowel. It is a bacteria that lives in the human intestine.

Patients that have contracted this bacteria needs to be asked if they were talking any "Probiotic" product.

The energy message from Donald Trump is no different than any other Republican. I've heard it all before. No complexity, all rhetoric, all cronies and the one place he plans for more jobs for decades.

Donald Trump is compromising his self-funding ideology by mimicking past Republican candidates who were bought and sold by Wall Street. There is nothing innovative in his speech. It is disappointing and lacks real revolution.

Times have changed. Vehicles without exception are mechanically different and primarily dependent on computer to operate it's fuel system. Even diesel engines are different following the EPA ruling under former Secretary Christi Whitman.

In the past if a car regularly used premium gasoline there would be 'engine knock' if lower octane. There are dearly few cars on the American road that actually have engines requiring such high octane.

Edmunds (click here) has a miles per gallon calculator for every passenger vehicle on the road.

Fuel costs are still important to Americans. There are a few V8 engines on the market for 2016, but, they are found in high end cars and trucks. The American car and truck manufacturers have had a 'can do' philosophy to find good answers for fuel efficiency.

May 26, 2016
By Gene Peterson

Premium gas sounds (click here) like it’s something special, but it actually translates into paying extra for a higher octane without a performance or fuel economy benefit for many cars.
That's what we found after running tests at our 327-acre track.
While some cars require premium gas, many others simply carry a recommendation to use it. We wanted to see whether you can save money by using regular gas in cars that merely carry the recommended premium fuel label....
...So it's okay to use regular even if the manufacturer recommends using premium gas. But check your car owner’s manual before making the switch, and remember that some automakers say premium is required.
Wondering about the long-term effects of switching to regular fuel? Here's what we know: In conversations with manufacturers, never was there a connection made with using premium fuel for reliability reasons. The manufacturers only talk about higher octane in terms of performance.
What's more, in the Acura owner's manual, Acura only recommends using "top-tier detergent gasoline"—which can be of any octane grade, regular or premium—for performance and reliability reasons. But there is nothing in the manual that equates premium gas with improved reliability.
That said, if you make the switch and think your car is performing sluggishly, or you hear knocking or pinging, go back to premium fuel.
Beyond these test findings, it is key to note our car reliability data consistently show that the most dependable cars tend to be those running on regular fuel....

The fourth round of the National Spelling Bee proves spelling alone is not victorious. A participant has to prove language use is as important.

May 26, 2016
By Michael Collins

National Harbor, Md. – Erin Howard of Huntsville, Ala., (click here) was the first speller to compete in Round 4 of the Scripps Nationaol Spelling Bee on Thursday --- and the first to fall.
The 11-year-old misspelled “Cheltenham,” which refers to a large family of printing types, at the 89th annual bee. Erin spelled it “Chelotnam.”
The bee opened Tuesday with 284 contestants, but only 45 went on to compete on Thursday.
Although 171 spellers were error-free in their on-stage performance Wednesday, many didn't do well enough to advance to Thursday's rounds because of their score on a written test taken Tuesday....

Snyder is tampering with evidence and Michigan AG Schuette now states his investigation is compromised. Where is the federal AG?

Initially, Governor Snyder was asked to resign. There are obvious reasons why he has not and it includes grooming the evidence to his best outcome. The Michigan legislature needs to consider impeachment of the Governor, especially with this new evidence to Snyder's compromise of the AG's investigation.

May 26, 2016
By Chad Livingwood 

Lansing — Attorney General Bill Schuette (click here) on Thursday called on Gov. Rick Snyder to halt administrative investigations related to the Flint water crisis, saying they “have compromised” his ongoing criminal probe of government agencies.

The Republican governor suspended the one probe he controls, a spokeswoman said, but could only ask Auditor General Doug Ringler to halt his investigation because he is an appointee of the Legislature.

Schuette and Genesee County Prosecutor David Leyton sent Snyder a cease-and-desist letter asking the governor to stop the investigation of the state Auditor General and the inspector general into the Department of Health and Human Services. They also requested Snyder halt an already complete Michigan State Police investigation of the Department of Environmental Quality’s role in Flint’s lead-tainted water crisis....

26 May 2016
By Ted Roelofs

Backers of a measure (click here) to open the executive branch and Legislature to greater public disclosure had to be heartened by its unanimous approval last week by a House committee.

But whether the 10-bill package to extend Michigan’s Freedom of Information Act to the governor’s office and Lansing legislators has a shot at becoming law this year seems less than a sure bet.

GOP House Speaker Kevin Cotter and Senate Majority Leader Arlan Meekhof continue to show caution about the legislation – and there is reason to believe passage in the GOP-dominated Senate, in particular, could be especially problematic.

Asked about the bills, Meekhof spokesperson Amber McCann stated: “The majority leader has previously stated that the senate already makes available information related to the expenditure of taxpayer dollars. Furthermore, legislative debate and the committee process are available for citizens to watch and participate.”

In March, McCann told the Detroit Free Press Meekhof was “not enthusiastic” about the measure.

With the GOP holding a 27-10 margin in the Senate, and apparently without Meekhof’s backing, supporters may have trouble finding a majority in that chamber. Thus far, just two GOP senators have endorsed the plan....

...Jane Briggs-Bunting, president of the Michigan Coalition for Open Government, a nonprofit comprised of journalist groups and government watchdogs, said she remains hopeful the FOIA expansion bills will pass, noting that the House bill in particular had unusual bipartisan support....

Michigan public disclosure is the worst in the USA.

November 9, 2015
By Chad Selweski

"Michigan gets F grade in 2015 State Integrity Investigation" (click here)

The Center for Public Integrity's methodology (click here)

The Michigan power structure is completely cut off from public knowledge and is ranked 50th in the country. The money taxpayers provide to the state is open to requests of the public. That is a good, but, without access to the power structure the monies can be misused anyway.

The internal auditing process has some public disclosure. If the power structure has the right to be removed from public scrutiny the availability of that information can be removed from the auditing process disclosure as well. The answers to how the auditing process proceeds would be found within the rules of the department. I wonder if the rules of the auditing process is disclosed on request.

The bottom line is that Michigan's current governor has committed an egregious act against the citizens of Flint and his documents are completely out of the reach of any public disclosure. Snyder can be as protective of his records as he wants.

There is also a movement in the USA to discovery of lead in the public water systems. I think that is a great and overdue. However, kindly remember, the Flint circumstances is unique and willful. 

Donald Trump has widespread appeal.

/ WedReuters nesday, May 25, 2016

Supporters of Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump arrive before Trump speaks at a campaign event in Anaheim, California May 25, 2016. REUTERS/Mike Blake

The T-shirt states "Chinese Americans love TRUMP."

Donald Trump has been outspoken regarding China. There is an ethnic undertone to the candidacy. It is rather interesting how people have fallen into line with Donald Trump in the face of stringent criticism inside the Republican Party.

How does that happen? One day the Republicans are up in arms about Trump's nominee and the next day there are endorsements and fund raising. What gives?

May 25, 2016
By Sam Frizell

...Rep. Ryan Zinke of Montana  (click here) became the latest member of Congress to endorse Donald Trump on Wednesday, adding to the presumptive Republican nominee’s support as he prepares for the general election.

“Today I’m endorsing and supporting Donald J. Trump for President of the United States of America,” Zinke said in a statement. “We need a businessman who will not accept Washington’s business as usual. America is going broke while Washington, D.C., booms.”...

The G7 consensus on the South China Sea is a good beginning to prevent border encroachment.

This debate is best resolved within the United Nations. There are two agencies that hold standards of ocean borders.

IMO International Maritime Law Institute (IMLI) (click here)

The IMO International Maritime Law Institute was established under the auspices of the International Maritime Organization, a specialised agency of the United Nations.

The Institute is an international centre for the training of specialists in maritime law. It also contributes to the development and dissemination of knowledge and expertise in international maritime law, with special reference to the international regulations and procedures for safety and efficiency of shipping and the prevention of marine pollution....

and

United Nation's Law of the Sea (click here)

On the first day of talks, (l to r) Italian PM Matteo Renzi, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, US President Barack Obama, Japan's PM Shinzo Abe, French President Francois Hollande, David Cameron and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau took part in a tree-planting ceremony. European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker (far right) also participated in the event at Ise-Jingu shrine in the city of Ise in Mie prefecture

May 26, 2016
By Thomas Wilson and Kiyoshi Takenaka

Group of Seven (G7) leaders agreed (click here) on Thursday on the need to send a strong message on maritime claims in the western Pacific, where an increasingly assertive China is locked in territorial disputes with Japan and several Southeast Asian nations.
The agreement prompted a sharp rejoinder from China, which is not in the G7 club but whose rise as a power has put it at the heart of some discussions at the advanced nations' summit in Ise-Shima, central Japan.
"Prime Minister (Shinzo) Abe led discussion on the current situation in the South China Sea and East China Sea. Other G7 leaders said it is necessary for G7 to issue a clear signal," Japanese Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary Hiroshige Seko told reporters after a session on foreign policy affairs....

Australia is surrounded by oceans. In 2013 it started a new law entitled "Operation Sovereign Borders." (click here) The issue of maritime borders is important to most of the global community.

This picture is a rescue at sea of refugees within the oceans surrounding Australia. Australia wanted to create a law that would include the standards regarding refugees. The refugees were carrying drugs on more than a few occasions. The incursion of such refugees was a legal concern when they crossed into criminal activities. Those that transported drugs were smugglers and not refugees. A consistent law was necessary.

Congratulations, Mr. Trump. A historic campaign.

The magic number of 1238. 

My concern about the report by the Inspector General and the regulations leading up to it has nothing to do with a Democratic nominee for the Presidency. I think Senator Sanders is a great man and highly qualified to lead the USA. I have seen an article that he and Mr. Trump are going to debate. It should be more than interesting.

Secretary Clinton has been a dedicated servant to the USA in many capacities all her life. She deserves every consideration to all these issues and all others she has shown exceptional patience with. I thank her for her dedication to public service, the country is a better place for it.

And not to slight Donald Trump, but, Donald will be Donald. There isn't anything else to say about Donald. He doesn't need anyone to tell him a thing. He seems to have his own encyclopedia of events.

This entire issue of records got kind of sticky in 2014. But, there was also Executive Order 13233.

Executive Order 13233 was signed on November 1, 2001 by George W. Bush. 

By the authority vested in me (click here) as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, and in order to establish policies and procedures implementing section 2204 of title 44 of the United States Code with respect to constitutionally based privileges, including those that apply to Presidential records reflecting military, diplomatic, or national security secrets, Presidential communications, legal advice, legal work, or the deliberative processes of the President and the President's advisors, and to do so in a manner consistent with the Supreme Court's decisions in Nixon v. Administrator of General Services, 433 U.S. 425 (1977), and other cases, it is hereby... 

That Executive Order defined clearly the Cabinet advisers are in the Executive Branch under the President's Control. I sincerely believe the State Department Inspector General was applying the wrong law in his interpretation of how the former Secretary's records were handled.

President Obama wrote a sunshine law when he first came into office, but, it was to remove the power of the former President's to prevent disclosure of Presidential Records. President Obama changed the part of Executive Order 13233 in regard to the power of former Presidents.

Executive Order 13489 of January 21, 2009 (click here)

Sec. 2. Notice of Intent to Disclose Presidential Records. (a) When the Archivist provides notice to the incumbent and former Presidents of his intent to disclose Presidential records pursuant to section 1270.46 of the NARA regulations, the Archivist, using any guidelines provided by the incumbent and former Presidents, shall identify any specific materials, the disclosure of which he believes may raise a substantial question of executive privilege. However, nothing in this order is intended to affect the right of the incumbent or former Presidents to invoke executive privilege with respect to materials not identified by the Archivist. Copies of the notice for the incumbent President shall be delivered to the President (through the Counsel to the President) and the Attorney General (through the Assistant Attorney General for the Office of Legal Counsel). The copy of the notice for the former President shall be delivered to the former President or his designated representative....

In 2011, President Obama wrote an interagency memo regarding transparency. It was dated November 28, 2011. It provided specific times to provide information to the archival department for government records.

Sec. 2.  Agency Commitments to Records Management Reform.  (a)  The head of each agency shall: (click here)

 (i)    ensure that the successful implementation of records management requirements in law, regulation, and this memorandum is a priority for senior agency management;

 (ii)   ensure that proper resources are allocated to the effective implementation of such requirements; and

 (iii)  within 30 days of the date of this memorandum, designate in writing to the Archivist of the United States (Archivist), a senior agency official to supervise the review required by subsection (b) of this section, in coordination with the agency's  Records Officer, Chief Information Officer, and General Counsel.

(b)  Within 120 days of the date of this memorandum, each agency head shall submit a report to the Archivist and the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) that:...

...Sec. 3.  Records Management Directive.  (a)  Within 120 days of the deadline for reports submitted pursuant to section 2(b) of this memorandum, the Director of OMB and the Archivist, in coordination with the Associate Attorney General, shall issue a Records Management Directive that directs agency heads to take specific steps to reform and improve records management policies and practices within their agency.  The directive shall focus on:...

There are only 365 days in a year. This memorandum allows 270 days to meet the requirements that President Obama set down. That means all these new initiatives were being complied and were to come into compliance about the time President Obama was naming a new Secretary of State to replace Secretary Clinton. 

There is just no way former Secretary Clinton falls into any judgement regarding the timeline of her submissions from her private server. There is too much going on here to ever expect anyone, including the Inspector General of the State Department, to come to a decision about the records within the State Department. I'm sorry, but, for all the Executive Orders and Memos and Congressional authority imposing itself on the Executive Branch, the RULES TO FOLLOW were extremely uncertain.

In 2014,  the Legislative Branch muddied up the definition of "separation of powers."

Congress passed this law:

The House voted Tuesday (click here) to pass two non-controversial bills dealing with expanding funding for audits at the Office of Personnel Management (OPM), and modernizing the process for accessing presidential records.

In a 418-0 vote, members passed the OPM IG Act, H.R. 2860. This bill lets OPM's Inspector General use a portion of a revolving fund, which can be used to fund training and other programs, to pay for audits and other investigatory work at OPM.

And in a 420-0 vote, the House passed the Presidential and Federal Records Act Amendments, H.R. 1233. This bill would update rules for securing presidential documents to reflect the latest technology, and sets up a formal appeal process for presidents who object to the release of records....

I think the law is unconstitutional where it applies to the Executive Branch. The underlying authority lies with the Presidential Records Act and has been acted on by Presidents (nearly every one of them) when they feel their power was infringed upon. Then Congress comes up with a joint law.

I realize this seems like trivial pursuit for a President, in this case President Obama, but, I do believe it is his responsibility to test the legislation for separation of powers. The 2014 law does not effect Secretary Clinton, but, that isn't the point.

I think the Clinton campaign has tried to bring the email issues into context for the public, but, the facts regarding the handling of the electronic records of the White House is clear as mud.

I sincerely challenge the efficacy of the Inspector General's report (click here).

I also believe it is high time the FBI report to the public with upcoming party conventions. The FBI said May, it is nearly the end of May.