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TryLogic

(1,723 posts)
Mon Sep 2, 2019, 06:35 PM Sep 2019

Are you kidding me??? [View all]

Presidential candidates are not required to pass a security clearance background check???

That is an enormous hole in our national security structure.

If they had to pass a security check before finalizing the nominees, we would have...

No more refusing to produce tax returns.
No more playing patty cake with foreign oligarchs.
No more sharing top secret information with foreign dictators.
No more presidents compromised by their sexual exploits.
No more presidents suspected of having a history of money laundering for Russian mobsters.
No more presidents who are owned by the Russian controlled NRA.

And so on...

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Are you kidding me??? [View all] TryLogic Sep 2019 OP
The ultimate security check should be the election. Of course, it failed us in 2016. Hoyt Sep 2019 #1
How could the public have access to all the info we need? TryLogic Sep 2019 #4
The public had access to all we needed. Republicans just didn't care. JHB Sep 2019 #18
I am curious if Trump ever passed a regular security check?? riversedge Sep 2019 #2
Not unless it was a sham. TryLogic Sep 2019 #3
There's no way in hell he would have passed happybird Sep 2019 #6
If he did, it was like his health report from Dr. Area 51 JHB Sep 2019 #19
It never would have been required NewJeffCT Sep 2019 #27
It's never been an issue before now. Poiuyt Sep 2019 #5
+100 happybird Sep 2019 #7
Yeah, well, Presidential candidates are usually patriotic... Wounded Bear Sep 2019 #9
Plus if his nominees for vital security jobs doc03 Sep 2019 #8
A president who cannot pass a security check SCVDem Sep 2019 #10
It would be unconstitutional. Sorry, but that's the case. bitterross Sep 2019 #11
Thanks. good points that I had not thought about. riversedge Sep 2019 #17
Disclosure is not unconstitutional unblock Sep 2019 #28
We'll find out about the tax returns soon. bitterross Sep 2019 #29
Yeah, few things ever are completely simple unblock Sep 2019 #31
The Constitution lists the qualifications for the office of President. Mariana Sep 2019 #12
states could implement it Hermit-The-Prog Sep 2019 #30
It would be a terrible idea to require a security clearance before running for office CloudWatcher Sep 2019 #13
Message auto-removed Name removed Sep 2019 #21
Welcome Back to DU! RandiFan1290 Sep 2019 #22
Some are arguing that no one before trump has been unpatriotic - we didn't need security checks erronis Sep 2019 #14
don't ask don't tell CloudWatcher Sep 2019 #24
I blame the RNC for not vetting Trump mainstreetonce Sep 2019 #15
Disagree. He was very well vetted by those that counted - the money that funds the RNC/NRA/Tpotters erronis Sep 2019 #25
This is one of the many many things that will have to change as a resullt of the Trump presidency. patphil Sep 2019 #16
Message auto-removed Name removed Sep 2019 #20
That check would disqualify most goppers. Joe941 Sep 2019 #23
I'll bet he couldn't pass a citizenship test n/t lordsummerisle Sep 2019 #26
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