2016 Postmortem

LAS14

(13,783 posts) Sun Apr 3, 2016, 01:38 PM Apr 2016

The precedent for presidential candidates is tax returns, not speeches. nt

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The precedent for presidential candidates is tax returns, not speeches. nt (Original Post) LAS14 Apr 2016 OP

Less transparent than Mitt Romney and George W Bush geek tragedy Apr 2016 #1

This is indisputable. It's such a common campaign practice that it's amazing the Sanders campaign Metric System Apr 2016 #2

Absolutely. Are Bernie and Trump the only ones hedging on the tax return disclosure? DanTex Apr 2016 #3

The test for requesting disclosure in a political campaign is relevance, not precedent. merrily Apr 2016 #4

Kinda funny y'all had to think-tank this line. ret5hd Apr 2016 #5

geek tragedy

(68,868 posts)

1. Less transparent than Mitt Romney and George W Bush

Reply to LAS14 (Original post)

Sun Apr 3, 2016, 01:40 PM

Apr 2016

is pretty sad for such a sanctimonious campaign.

Metric System

(6,048 posts)

2. This is indisputable. It's such a common campaign practice that it's amazing the Sanders campaign

Reply to LAS14 (Original post)

Sun Apr 3, 2016, 01:43 PM

Apr 2016

thought they would get away with not being asked for them.

DanTex

(20,709 posts)

3. Absolutely. Are Bernie and Trump the only ones hedging on the tax return disclosure?

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Sun Apr 3, 2016, 01:44 PM

Apr 2016

merrily

(45,251 posts)

4. The test for requesting disclosure in a political campaign is relevance, not precedent.

Reply to LAS14 (Original post)

Sun Apr 3, 2016, 01:53 PM

Apr 2016

Precedent binds only federal courts, not political campaigns for POTUS.

There is no precedent for every situation that arises in a political campaign. There was no precedent for grilling Hoover about the Depression or grilling LBJ about the Tet offensive or grilling Nixon about the Watergate break in.

Does "precedent" mean transcripts for $200,000 should not be requested? Especially when a candidate claims hundreds of thousands of dollars never influenced a policy decision of hers? LMAO.

ret5hd

(20,502 posts)

5. Kinda funny y'all had to think-tank this line.

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Sun Apr 3, 2016, 01:55 PM

Apr 2016

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