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The way I see it- If the contents and emails of the RNC computers are not subject to the same laws as the executive branch regarding the preservation of all communications, then those very same computers can not be shielded by any version of 'executive privlige', since they themselves have already decided that these computers are outside the reach of executive branch regulations.
It's one or the other:
If the executive branch claims that the RNC computers are part of their work product...or in any way claim executive privlige over the contents of these computers, then 20 or so White House staffers, including Karl Rove, will be (and should be) jailed for deleting communications that they were to preserve by law.
If the executive branch claims that they are not part of the communications that are required to be preserved by law, then those RNC computers and the servers they use, are no longer protected by the executive branch, and must be handed over.
It's a win win. Either way, Karl Rove goes to jail.
