So none of those things I mentioned happened?  You're right.  It's a referendum on the UK staying in the EU.  My position was and is, if the EU wants to exist, it should be treated as its own country. Why should a country that has 5 or 6 people in it have the same vote and stature as one who has 330 million? 

I'm an American, so I have no dog in the fight.  I just would hate to see one of the oldest and most important nations in the history of the world give up its autonomy and be required to adopt policies that will hurt the UK in the long run, just so some guy from Poland can escape eastern Europe and get better social welfare.

They're haven't been hundreds of thousands of muslim migrants entering Europe over the past couple years?  Sweden's not considered the rape capital of Europe because young, Muslim men are attacking women?  Bands of Muslim immigrants aren't roaming the streets of Britain in certain areas, trying to enforce Sharia?  Germany didn't suffer unprecedented sexual assaults enacted by young, Muslim immigrants?

You  can bury your head in the sand and pretend the one Muslim guy you talked to in Political Science 101 was indicative of something, but the reality is the majority of Muslims in the world hold beliefs that are in complete contradiction with western values.  If you too feel that the prophet shouldn't be depicted in any manner, and those who violate this should be punished, you're not compatible with western values either.  This isn't some fringe elements.  Lookup the statistics in any western nation.  In nearly every Muslim nation, homosexuality is punished by death and these people are coming to the West with no interest in adapting to OUR culture and way of thought.  So maybe rather than bitch about some photographer who doesn't want to take photos of a lesbian wedding, maybe you should cut the PC ignorance and admit there is a major cultural problem coming from Islamic nations.

You can't just dismiss it. Your opinion of what is "classified" is irrelevant. It's a pretty objective standard.

You guys want to talk about false equivalence. Email was in its infancy when Powell was secretary. By his own admission he had a Juno account and only sent a few hundred, if that, while in office. He wasn't communicating drone information his aide downloaded from a Secret computer and emailed to an unclassified address. I have never read anything on Cheney, but keeping the comparison equivalent, did Cheney setup a private network that all correspondence went to and were only through court order provided in paper form.  No validation that the American public received full disclosure under the FOIA.

So no, it's not the same. And since I personally oversaw heavy fines and military punishment for Americans who did something as simple as hooking up their personal computer to a government, unclassified network, yea I think I'm more qualified to speak on this than you or some blogger from MotherJones.

That's not how classification works. There's not some suit who looks at information and then decides its classification.  If information originates from a secret or top secret system/contact, it is de facto classified at that level. Additionally, adding numerous details from an unclassified source can make something classified. I can tell you I'm deploying to Afganistan, and be ok. But if I tell you when and where I'm going to Afghanistan, I just made that email classified.

This is level 101 shit everyone in the government has to learn before they can even apply for a clearance. To claim that Clinton was unaware of this is akin to arguing Obama was unaware he was in charge of the military when he assumed the military. It's everyday common knowledge for those involved with it.

So the claim that "it didn't have classified markings at the time" is meaningless. It's a diversion tactic that has no relevance to the discussion and was only introduced because most people are completely ignorant as to how classified information is handled.

Bullshit.  Coulter had an amazing article this week that shows what a double standard the left has on this shit.  Sotomayor stated that a "wise Latina" would bring a different perspective and ultimately come to a "better" conclusion than a white male.  We've been told for years that an all white jury is somehow indicative of racism, because a colored juror would somehow be more adept at finding justice.  The media has been saying for a year now that Trump will alienate all Hispanics with his comments.

Yet when Trump calls out a Hispanic judge that belongs to a group called "The Race" and supports illegal immigrants, and says that his personal prejudices might make him a poor judge for this case, Trump's the racist.  The judge belongs to a group called "The Race."  Think about that.  If a white politician belonged to a group called "The Race", your fucking head would explode.

Illegal immigrants have no claim to this country.  I'm 4th generation American, I don't know a word of German and you'll never see me waiving a German flag.  It's not racist to be opposed to bringing over millions of unskilled, 3rd world peasants who don't speak our language or value our culture.  It has nothing to do with their skin.  If France tunneled across the Atlantic into Jersey and millions of unskilled Frenchmen broke into our country, I'd say the same thing. 

Your other points are bullshit too.  Trump supports universal healthcare!  Shocker I know, but attacking him on this will get you no where.  The handwaiving and excuses given for Clinton border on insanity.  Here is a woman who has campaigned for Goldwater (the only Republican who didn't support the Civil Rights Act) and now tries to run to the left of Obama.  She's willing to say and do anything for power.  She portrays her supporters as perpetual victims, despite factual evidence that shows her claims are bullshit.  She runs against (just like Obama) all the transparency and simplicity that the hard left adamantly demands.  Every foreign policy she's stuck her fingers in has been fucked, yet her apologist wave their hand and point the blame elsewhere.

Calling Trump a racist/bigot/idiot/whatever negative term you can throw, is simply a diversion from having to explain why Clinton is better suited to take care of Americans and do what is best for OUR country.  Trump is a birther and I'll forever loathe him for that stupidity.  But there's nothing Hillary Clinton won't do, including jeopardizing the safety and well-being of Americans, to attain power and hide from her mistakes.  If that's the kind of person you want leading America, at least be honest and admit all the freedom and transparency you claim to desire is all a cover for installing someone who will continue Obama's tyrant like use of executive power in order to rally the dregs of society.  Obama ordered the assassination of an American citizen who posed no immediate threat or danger to the US.  Yet when some clown gets shot for trying to kill a cop, Obama, Hillary and Sanders exploit it to rally the truly ignorant and dangerous in order to get people to give them more power.  If you don't see the very real threat this line of thought poses to America's freedom and longevity, I don't know what I can say to sway you.