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Actually, you do need a background check to be president of the United States -.....
there is no official background check for POTUS outside of the campaign process. but the only things that would need to be checked are the presidential requirements 35, 14, NBC.
Many politicians will not be able to qualify for the CIA. They bad bad friends and history. They should be given a polygraph test on national TV, right before their first debate. Questions can be random.
In one instance a person is checked for the absence of information. For example have the ever been convicted of a felony, adjudicated mentally defective or dishonorably discharged from the military.
That's it. No arrest information, no mention of psychological treatment, no drug test, no information from neighbors, kindergarden teachers, employment records or recommendation from the guy who fired you the day before, or the girl friend who dumped you or the wife who is denying you custody of your children.
On the other hand,
A person's complete biographical information is reviewed, their work history, family background, writings, speeches, statements, conversations are put under review. Any rumor, innuendo, or hint of a rumor is thrown up without the slightest regard for their veracity. Their taxes and finances are scrutinized, even their family members are examined, interviews and evaluated for fitness.
Maybe a better question might be, why don't prospective gun owners get at least a fraction of the attention as people running for office?
I can't believe I read that. How can you compare a prospective gun buyer to an idiot who can make executive orders affecting anyone on earth?
2A - shall not be infringed. That's in writing. You don't legally have to show anything to purchase a firearm...proof that law has been broken too many times. All bills passed concerning firearms could be struck down tomorrow if the correct person brought it before a federal court. Trey Gowdy would be perfect. He should be AG.
Vetting a presidential candidate isn't enumerated so they can make that fool jump through hoops backwards if they want. The only requirements are that you are a natural born citizen, live here and be at least 35 years of age. Anything other than that is up for grabs.
If anything, a presidential candidate should go through much more rigorous vetting than they do now. I suspect it will come to be in 2016.
I can't believe I read that. How can you compare a prospective gun buyer to an idiot who can make executive orders affecting anyone on earth?
I didn't the bloody OP did! My point throughout the thread is that whatever vetting goes along with gun ownership is nothing compared to the public "vetting" of a presidential candidate. That is the exact opposite of what the OP was implying.
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If anything, a presidential candidate should go through much more rigorous vetting than they do now. I suspect it will come to be in 2016.
What freaking scrutiny do you come under?
Even by C-D standards this is a incredibly stupid thread.
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The thread isn't about who voters choose to vote for or what information they find important but the inane argument that politicians aren't "vetted" which is absurd by any standard.
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Some cover-up since every nut job and their mother keep repeating them over and over again.
Guess what folks, everybody knows and Americans either didn't care or like that vast majority of sane people in both parties KNEW that they were just a load of horse manure.
Sane people need not reply.
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I didn't the bloody OP did!
Ah, they do that's the whole freaking point!
Dear me, you are an angry poster. Such vitriol, and negativity. If it is such a dumb thread,
why have you commented 7 times (tied for most posts)??? I think you may be one of those
''nattering nabobs of negativity''.
On the other hand, keep posting, you are helping keep this thread alive.
You want to buy a gun your name and SSN is queried, if your name doesn't come up as a convicted felony you are good to go!
Now I am no lover of the "elites" but please tell me the last time a normal Joe, or Jane such as yourself had photographers and reporters following you around, searching Lexis for anything and everything that has ever been written or said about you or that you have yourself written or read?
Even by C-D standards this is a incredibly stupid thread.
Many of the antics by our members in the Congress, if they were in the military, would get their security clearances revoked, they'd be demoted, discharged from the service or tossed in prison. If they were in the private sector, if the president was a CEO of a corporation and lied as they do, or played loose and free with statutory laws and IRS regulations, they'd be sitting in a prison. These politicians do think they are above the law, they sure as hell don't think they should be held to the same standards as we who are a part of the lowly masses.
buy private, no background check needed. I have owned well over 300 firearms in my lifetime and none of the firearms I have owned have ever had a 4473 or background attached to me.
In one instance a person is checked for the absence of information. For example have the ever been convicted of a felony, adjudicated mentally defective or dishonorably discharged from the military.
That's it. No arrest information, no mention of psychological treatment, no drug test, no information from neighbors, kindergarden teachers, employment records or recommendation from the guy who fired you the day before, or the girl friend who dumped you or the wife who is denying you custody of your children.
On the other hand,
A person's complete biographical information is reviewed, their work history, family background, writings, speeches, statements, conversations are put under review. Any rumor, innuendo, or hint of a rumor is thrown up without the slightest regard for their veracity. Their taxes and finances are scrutinized, even their family members are examined, interviews and evaluated for fitness.
Maybe a better question might be, why don't prospective gun owners get at least a fraction of the attention as people running for office?
Well except if you are Sarah Palin
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