Leave your security clearance at the door

I believe people are getting the wrong impression of a “security clearance.” It is to allow an individual to review or discuss certain governmental sensitive information based on their level of clearance, their position/job and need for the information. There is really no need for the clearance once you leave government or government contract work.

For example, you work for a company and they give you computer access. This access allows you to look at certain information and denies access to other information based on your position in the company. Once you leave the company your computer access is removed, as it is no longer necessary for you to access the company’s information. Your access is removed to protect the company’s information.

Once you leave government work, your security clearance is no longer necessary. It then becomes a line on the resume, a status and credibility symbol. William A. Riedthaler

Northfield Center, Ohio

President Donald Trump is taking the intelligence security clearances of CIA director John Brennan and threatening others to make it appear that they have done something wrong.

Russell E. Glass

If revoking the clearances from people, not for any for national security reasons, or for any personal violations of rules or protocols, but only for the reason of criticizing the president or for being involved in an investigation of his administration isn’t the textbook definition of abuse of power, then there can be no such thing as “abuse of power.” Pete Miller

It has nothing to do with whether or not the people threatened by the president should have a clearance in the first place. This move is to silence his critics and obstruct the investigation of special counsel Robert Mueller. Brian Mitrzyk