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A Fact-Based Evaluation of Trump's Fitness for Office (ELECTORS NEED THIS NOW)
The electoral college will soon vote to elect the 45th president of the United States. While it is likely that they will elect Donald Trump, it is not guaranteed.
Like never before in the history of our nation, we are counting on the electors to fairly and honestly evaluate the fitness of the candidate before electing him to office.
So what do the electors need to consider when evaluating Donald Trump’s “fitness” for office?
The American Constitution Society for Law and Policy sets out a 5-prong analysis for determining fitness of a presidential candidate:
1. VALUES, VIEWS, AND PRIORITIES
Priorities:
Fact: Trump is reluctant to put his businesses into an actual blind trust. His official decision is supposed to be announced in an upcoming press conference, but he has not given us any reason to believe that he will act in accordance with tradition in this regard.
Fact: Donald Trump refuses to release his tax returns. There is no legal reason for his refusal.
Fact: Trump plans to continue to be the executive producer for a reality television show while he is president.
Conclusion: The enormity of the conflicts of interest resulting from his refusal to set up an acceptable blind trust indicates that the office of president of the US is not his highest priority. And his refusal to release his tax returns (so that the depth of his conflicts can be fairly evaluated) likewise demonstrates that his privacy is, to him, more important than the office of president. What is arguably the hardest and most stressful job on our planet requires the undivided attention of the president, yet Donald Trump won’t even relinquish his role as executive producer of a reality television show? In other words, his priorities are clearly messed up.
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Like never before in the history of our nation, we are counting on the electors to fairly and honestly evaluate the fitness of the candidate before electing him to office.
So what do the electors need to consider when evaluating Donald Trump’s “fitness” for office?
The American Constitution Society for Law and Policy sets out a 5-prong analysis for determining fitness of a presidential candidate:
1. VALUES, VIEWS, AND PRIORITIES
Priorities:
Fact: Trump is reluctant to put his businesses into an actual blind trust. His official decision is supposed to be announced in an upcoming press conference, but he has not given us any reason to believe that he will act in accordance with tradition in this regard.
Fact: Donald Trump refuses to release his tax returns. There is no legal reason for his refusal.
Fact: Trump plans to continue to be the executive producer for a reality television show while he is president.
Conclusion: The enormity of the conflicts of interest resulting from his refusal to set up an acceptable blind trust indicates that the office of president of the US is not his highest priority. And his refusal to release his tax returns (so that the depth of his conflicts can be fairly evaluated) likewise demonstrates that his privacy is, to him, more important than the office of president. What is arguably the hardest and most stressful job on our planet requires the undivided attention of the president, yet Donald Trump won’t even relinquish his role as executive producer of a reality television show? In other words, his priorities are clearly messed up.
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https://lyndacwatts.wordpress.com/2016/12/12/fitness-for-office-a-fair-evaluation-of-donald-trump/
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