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tritsofme

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70. There are only three requirements of presidential candidates.

Reply to ProfessionalLeftist (Reply #45)

Sun Aug 5, 2012, 06:27 PM

Aug 2012

That you are a natural born citizen, 35 years old, and a US resident for the last 14 years.

These are constitutionally proscribed, there would need to be a constitutional amendment make the qualifications more restrictive.

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Does Mitt Romney have a right to hide his income from the American people? [View all] kentuck Aug 2012 OP

Yeah he does. Makes him unelectable, though. pinto Aug 2012 #1

This.... Wounded Bear Aug 2012 #2

Precisely. pinto Aug 2012 #3

Are you saying? kentuck Aug 2012 #4

he has an absolute right to not release his tax records as a candidate for higher office unless you msongs Aug 2012 #5

"The loopholes are not secret"?? kentuck Aug 2012 #6

That's what the IRS is for. randome Aug 2012 #10

And if the IRS doesn't know...? kentuck Aug 2012 #15

It is not like we can narc him off to the IRS chknltl Aug 2012 #52

I don't think he fears, 'We the Voter' at all... kentuck Aug 2012 #53

Yep, we agree there for sure. chknltl Aug 2012 #64

You are so wrong. If he wants to be president of this country, savannah43 Aug 2012 #56

Romney may have the "right" to privacy with regard to his tax returns, JDPriestly Aug 2012 #63

Or has he invested in countries like Iran or Syria? kentuck Aug 2012 #65

No. He has the right to hide it from the public at large, not the IRS. And has to pay applicable tax pinto Aug 2012 #9

Do our elected representatives not have the right? kentuck Aug 2012 #23

? Missing your point kentuck. pinto Aug 2012 #34

Sorry... kentuck Aug 2012 #37

Right pinto, you've got it. elleng Aug 2012 #28

How does that make him unelectable? kentuck Aug 2012 #33

Unelectable on the ethics of it all. How folks vote is another matter. Go figure. pinto Aug 2012 #35

In other words, it should make him unelectable... kentuck Aug 2012 #39

Pig in a poke gulliver Aug 2012 #7

Don't the rubes have a right not to be stuck with a lemon? kentuck Aug 2012 #12

Ronald Reagan said it best. gulliver Aug 2012 #22

Better lawyers. pinto Aug 2012 #36

not if he expects to be president catbyte Aug 2012 #8

He has the right but he should not have. randome Aug 2012 #11

Yes, he does have that right. cthulu2016 Aug 2012 #13

rMoney and his buddies bought those legal loopholes, they have the right to use them fair-and- SDjack Aug 2012 #14

But if other morons vote him into office...? kentuck Aug 2012 #16

I think the IRS should audit him immediately! B Calm Aug 2012 #17

No. Zoeisright Aug 2012 #18

Yes -- and the American people have a right to hold it against him. rocktivity Aug 2012 #19

Of course he has the right to refuse to make his income public if he so chooses. WillowTree Aug 2012 #20

When he went into 'public service' he gave up certain rights. WI_DEM Aug 2012 #21

That isn't one of them. WillowTree Aug 2012 #25

What? cthulu2016 Aug 2012 #31

As a person, yes; as a candidate, no bhikkhu Aug 2012 #24

I agree. kentuck Aug 2012 #30

Hey Mittens one word: Transparency Please. southernyankeebelle Aug 2012 #26

Yes. And we have the right... liberalmuse Aug 2012 #27

I don't understand your conflation of releasing the tax returns and IRS enforcement activity tritsofme Aug 2012 #29

The IRS cannot enforce tax laws if... kentuck Aug 2012 #32

I still don't follow. If Romney misrepresented himself that is a matter for the IRS. tritsofme Aug 2012 #38

The IRS would be inhibited from auditing him... kentuck Aug 2012 #41

Tax LAWS are between him and the IRS. Buns_of_Fire Aug 2012 #46

His income isn't hidden from the government. Do you not deaniac21 Aug 2012 #40

Yes, he has already made an amendment to his 2010 filing... kentuck Aug 2012 #43

Yes he has that right but we also have the right to not vote for him Motown_Johnny Aug 2012 #42

It is my opinion that... kentuck Aug 2012 #44

I agree, but there is no law to force that issue. Therefore he has the right Motown_Johnny Aug 2012 #47

So, he has a right to hide his income from the people? kentuck Aug 2012 #48

Yes, that is how the law is. If we want transparency then we need to legislate it. Motown_Johnny Aug 2012 #50

So, if we don't need to know the income of candidates...? kentuck Aug 2012 #51

Well, where a candidate was or wasn't born is a matter of constitutionality. WillowTree Aug 2012 #54

The laws are what the laws are. We can wish they were different but it does no good. Motown_Johnny Aug 2012 #55

IMO, he shouldn't have that right ProfessionalLeftist Aug 2012 #45

But it isn't and would take a constitutional amendment to require it. WillowTree Aug 2012 #57

These are human beings, not dogs, you have NO right to their private medical information RB TexLa Aug 2012 #67

That the way it should have been when Tom Eagleton was disqualified... kentuck Aug 2012 #68

You've obviously never applied for a gov't job ProfessionalLeftist Aug 2012 #69

There are only three requirements of presidential candidates. tritsofme Aug 2012 #70

do you think that the tax returns of every person employed by the government should be public? onenote Aug 2012 #72

Only presidential candidates. n/t ProfessionalLeftist Aug 2012 #82

Mitt can do whatever the hell he wants.. ananda Aug 2012 #49

It not about income as it is the source of that income.... Historic NY Aug 2012 #58

Sure. He can do whatever he wants. But we all need to remember this - Avalux Aug 2012 #59

You've been going on about this all week... RevStPatrick Aug 2012 #60

Thank you for your clarification. kentuck Aug 2012 #61

Mitt Romney is not going to be our next president. RevStPatrick Aug 2012 #62

That's your opinion. kentuck Aug 2012 #66

If we ask for it, then he should answer ecstatic Aug 2012 #71

From the American people? 99Forever Aug 2012 #73

Of course. As a private citizen. If he wants a fucking job from us, however, Marr Aug 2012 #74

rich Democratic candidates HAVE released theirs,though... right? w8liftinglady Aug 2012 #75

If he gets arrested Politicalboi Aug 2012 #76

I want to know if there are any personal conflicts of interest aint_no_life_nowhere Aug 2012 #77

Sure he does. mysuzuki2 Aug 2012 #78

not if he's running for President he doesn't ibegurpard Aug 2012 #79

no madrchsod Aug 2012 #80

NO, NO, NO............ mrmpa Aug 2012 #81