Stop Another Non-Truthful Office Seeker (SANTOS) ACT

[Person of Interest]

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[tritsofme]

1. Might be a good messaging bill, but seems clearly unconstitutional.

[NYC Liberal]

3. I don't see how it's unconstitutional.

They are required to disclose certain information with legal consequences if they don’t. There are plenty of laws requiring the disclosure of information in various contexts.

[LeftInTX]

4. The qualifications are in the constitution

The House Qualifications Clause set forth at Article I, Section 2, Clause 2 requires a Member to be at least twenty-five years of age, a United States citizen for seven years, and an inhabitant of the state from which he or she is elected at the time of election.

[NYC Liberal]

12. This isn't adding a qualification.

Members of Congress are already required to disclose a bunch of financial info. See https://disclosures-clerk.house.gov/PublicDisclosure/FinancialDisclosure.

This law would simply add other information that needs to be disclosed.

[tritsofme]

5. The disclosures are typically triggered by campaign spending, not the candidacy itself.

The Constitution defines all qualifications for federal officeholders, Congress cannot create new ones by statute.

[KentuckyWoman]

2. Rec'ing because I laughed so hard

It won't pass but lordy that's a good one.

[twodogsbarking]

7. So did he fight in WW1 or not?

[Rhiannon12866]

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[BlueWaveNeverEnd]

9. good idea. love the acronym

[Cha]

10. TY Rep Torres! Santos is Full of SHIT..

No ISH about it.

[Warpy]

11. Lying to get into office is not illegal

although most liars pad armed service resumes and college achievement.

Santos is different, his lying is pathological. No wonder the Russians love him so much.

[dickthegrouch]

13. The whole point of this bill is that it should be

Illegal to lie outright on any political stage, matter, concerns, or machinations.

Good public policy cannot be obtained from lies.

The founders assumed a degree of integrity that only exists in one party any longer. “Opposition “ has been taken to extreme lengths.

The may not like losing but THE ENTIRE government is responsible for doing the best job possible for EVERYONE. not everyone will agreed what that is and negotiating is required. Scorched earth negotiations are either hostage taking or bad-faith in some other way.