Why Obama Officials should lose their security clearances

Security clearances are given only to people who require access to classified information in order to do their jobs. They are not a privilege or a perk.
People who get security clearances are required to go through a rigorous background check in order to assess their suitability for having a clearance.
The fact that a person gets a clearance does not grant that person access to anything classified. They must also have a legitimate need to know the classified information in order to gain access to it.
One of the rules about security clearances is that when you leave the job requiring the clearance, you lose your clearance. This is because you no longer have a need to have access to the information. You may not lose your clearance if you stay in the same organization and still require access, but when you leave you are supposed to lose your clearance.
Here is a real life example. When I went to the Naval Academy I received a clearance for material classified as confidential because my training required me to have access to that level of information. I did not have access to anything classified as secret or top secret because I did not have a need. When I was assigned to a submarine as an officer I was given a secret clearance because I needed access to that level to do my job. When I got more senior duties my clearance was upgraded to top secret again because my duties required it. When I left the submarine to teach at the Nuclear Power School, my clearance was downgraded because I no longer needed access to top secret information. When I left the military for civilian life my clearance was taken away because I did not need it anymore. When I went back to work for the Navy Department I received a new clearance based upon the requirements of my job and when I left Government Service my clearance was again removed.
Having a security clearance requires that you follow the law and protect the information you are granted access to.
John Brennan had questionable things in his background that should have made getting a clearance difficult, but he passed the examinations and was granted a clearance. As CIA director, he violated the law several times and should have had his clearance revoked as well as being removed from his position. It is documented that he spied on members of Congress which is against the law and he has lied to Congress while under oath on at least two occasions. These facts alone should require the removal of his clearance.
The idea that Brennan requires a clearance in order to discuss his past actions or assessments is a stupid and obvious lie. Brennan already knows what he knows. He can talk about it to members of the administration who have appropriate clearances at any time they ask as long as they do it in a classified setting. He would only need a clearance if the administration wanted to share new or current information with him. Given his illegal behavior he should not be given access to anything. He is a security risk.
As for the other members of the Obama administration who are being considered for having their clearances removed, some are extremely and obvious decisions. Those who have been fired, left their jobs, or reassigned for bad behavior, should have their clearances removed. Those who have left no longer require them and they have all failed to demonstrate through their behavior that they can be trusted.
Accusing the President of having an enemies list and trying to punish his political rivals is another obvious and stupid lie that can only be believed by people who simply don’t know how clearances are managed or who are so politically biased that they choose to ignore the obvious truth.
The real question that should be asked is why did President Obama allow these people to continue to hold clearances when they should have had their clearances removed.