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The following was posted in another thread(now closed) as an argument as to why President Obama is not required to make his college transcripts public.
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Originally Posted by helenejen
A job can't request my transcripts. Only I can and then to do so I have to sign a release to the school for each individual transcript I order. If I use them to apply for a job, the employer is no more free to make that information public than the university.
The problem with that reasoning is that being POTUS is quite unlike any other job. When a president is elected - that person is hired to do a job - and the hiring personnel are you and I.
It is true that only an individual can release their own transcripts - but an employer can require them as a hiring precondition. As the people who make the hiring decision - we as voters can request that a candidate release their records if they wish to get our vote.
Also - since he voters are the public - as well as those who hire the president - releasing the transcripts to the public would not be an issue.
I consider transcripts, tax returns, and health records to be private information. I'm a lot more interested in their political philosophies and current positions on the issues.
The following was posted in another thread(now closed) as an argument as to why President Obama is not required to make his college transcripts public.
The problem with that reasoning is that being POTUS is quite unlike any other job. When a president is elected - that person is hired to do a job - and the hiring personnel are you and I.
It is true that only an individual can release their own transcripts - but an employer can require them as a hiring precondition. As the people who make the hiring decision - we as voters can request that a candidate release their records if they wish to get our vote.
Also - since he voters are the public - as well as those who hire the president - releasing the transcripts to the public would not be an issue.
Hate to burst your bubble but I have never been, and I do not know anyone that has, asked for their college transcripts, all I have even been asked for where I got my degree, they can check whether or not it is real and that is all they need. Never been asked what my GPA was either, guess they don;t really care what I did 30 years ago but are very interested in what I have done lately.
Now if you are going to be someone that can raise taxes on ALL Americans I would say releasing your own tax records, as is custom, would be something that would be of great interest to all voters.
The Constitution specifically creates the qualifications for being eligible to be President of the United States. College transcripts is not one of the qualifications. Nor are income tax records.
Hate to burst your bubble but I have never been, and I do not know anyone that has, asked for their college transcripts, all I have even been asked for where I got my degree, they can check whether or not it is real and that is all they need. Never been asked what my GPA was either, guess they don;t really care what I did 30 years ago but are very interested in what I have done lately.
Now if you are going to be someone that can raise taxes on ALL Americans I would say releasing your own tax records, as is custom, would be something that would be of great interest to all voters.
The Constitution specifically creates the qualifications for being eligible to be President of the United States. College transcripts is not one of the qualifications. Nor are income tax records.
True - but voters can express their wishes as to what they would like to see - and there is nothing unconstitutional about such a request.
If a candidate refuses to follow through - they only run the risk of not being elected.
By whom? I have worked for most of the major Telecom and Defense Manufacturers and not one has ever asked for my transcripts, heck even getting my Top Secret Clearance required me to provide them.
The following was posted in another thread(now closed) as an argument as to why President Obama is not required to make his college transcripts public.
The problem with that reasoning is that being POTUS is quite unlike any other job. When a president is elected - that person is hired to do a job - and the hiring personnel are you and I.
It is true that only an individual can release their own transcripts - but an employer can require them as a hiring precondition. As the people who make the hiring decision - we as voters can request that a candidate release their records if they wish to get our vote.
Also - since he voters are the public - as well as those who hire the president - releasing the transcripts to the public would not be an issue.
I hate to break this to you but you are living a fantasy.
The President does not serve the people; he serves the elite class and world banking interests who control the White House along with the rest of government.
In reality, there is no accountability to the people by government; because the people are simply peasants who are deceived into thinking they have some say in their lives.
Do you really think your vote matters? Do you also believe in the tooth fairy?
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