Email is a very effective way of communicating, right? And American patriots are in favor of effective communicating by those who run our government, right?
But if all emails must be revealed, those running our government will be very reluctant to use email. After all, their private non-email conversations can remain private - they cannot be forced to record or reveal all private conversations simply because some deranged congressman with bad hair wants to know what was said.
Do we REALLY want to discourage use of email with a "rule" that says all emails must be revealed?
And really, it was okay for Nixon to have those 18 minutes erased too.
Right?
IT IS THE SAME THING.