I just can not take the stupidity anymore! A congressman was just on FOX saying don't take away the clearances of the people who NO LONGER WORK FOR THE GOVERNMENT, just DON'T ALLOW THEM ACCESS TO CLASSIFIED MATERIALS.. ARGGGGGGGHHHHHH.. then what the PHUCK do they need a classified clearance for?????????????.. and the idgits on the rest of the media, claiming that taking away the clearances LIMITS their Free Speech?????? EXCUSE ME? do you even KNOW what the phuck a clearance does??    it means, YOU CAN'T TALK ABOUT THE CLASSIFIED MATERIAL YOU CAN LOOK AT WITH CIVILIANS OR FOLKS WITHOUT THE SAME CLEARANCE!!!!!!!!!! So, if you don't work for the government anymore, then what the hell do you need a security clearance FROM the gov't FOR????????    If u need a clearance for your CIVILIAN JOB, then get a CIVILIAN CLEARANCE!!!!!!! STUPID STUPID STUPID!    ** AS A SIDE NOTE, I HAD A TOP SECRET CLEARANCE WHEN I WAS ACTIVE DUTY--GUESS WHAT, WHEN I LEFT THE MILITARY, MY CLEARANCE WAS WITHDRAWN!!!!!!! DID IT LIMIT MY FREE SPEECH?? DID I WHINE LIKE A BABY BECAUSE I NO LONGER HAD IT???? OF COURSE NOT YOU IDIOTS.. ONCE U RETURN TO CIVILIAN LIFE, YOU DON'T NEED THE DAMNED THING!!!!!!!!!!!! ARRRRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGH!