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Originally Posted by Geewiz
You can only "blackmail" someone if they are trying to hide something. What if someone tried to blackmail the CIA director about his affair and his response was, "have a party. It's no secret...the White House knows...my wife knows...they might not be happy about it but, they also don't approve of the moles on my neck. Life is complex and I really don't give a cr*p about what you publish. In the end - you'll look more like a jerk than me." End of story...we all like having sex and that's OK.
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I understand what you are saying Geewiz, but that’s not how it works with security clearances. Before you are ever entrusted with a clearance, you sign documents in which you agree that you will not put yourself into a position to be blackmailed. In other words, you don’t have to actually be blackmailed...you can't even behave in a way that might invite blackmail. And, that’s as it should be, for obvious reasons.