Just because he used the account to communicate with constituents does not make it an official "Congressional Account".
Just like if he uses a ball-point pen to communicate with constituents said pen does not become an official "Congressional Pen".
The account was not Anthony Weiner private citizen as most of us have Twitter accounts. His was [B] Rep[/B] Anthony Weiner and he clearly identified himself as a member of Congress and was being followed by thousands because he was a member of Congress.
You can spin this any way you want, but it was a Congressman's account that was hacked.
So what? As long as he was not using it to transmit any classified material what difference does it make? With all the people that communicate via facebook, twitter and what have you, you can't blame an official for using that manner of communication when it is available.
Immie
Immie. Come on. You aren't a rabid leftist who draws conclusions like that. I have not faulted Weiner at all or anybody else using Twitter to communicate with constituents. Practically everybody famous or in politics does.
The point I was making that it was a CONGRESSMAN'S account that was hacked, if it was indeed hacked, in this case and that IS more serious than hacking a private citizen's account. And it should be dealt with by federal authorities lest more be encouraged to tap into private communications and information of elected officials.