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JALLEN wrote:A lot of what people regard as lies are merely statements of what they hope and intend to accomplish, or get done. When they take office, it turns out to be more difficult, or impossible, than they figured, things change, other considerations overwhelm the original goal, the idea doesn't have sufficient support, etc.

I don't think most people, voters, comprehend the pressures brought to bear on elected office holders, machinations to force them to act a certain way, inducements, temptations, horse trading needed to get support from fellow officials, all of whom have their own priorities.

Campaign promises are seldom lies, but later events make delivering more difficult, or impossible to pull off.

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The Wall wrote:

mrvmax wrote:I don't trust him, he has no track record to verify most of what he says. What he says just doesn't add up.
http://www.politico.com/story/2015/06/d ... ton-119071

You could say the same thing about any candidate or politician. We are just stuck trying to pick the best one out of the bunch. It kills me how some people don't think he has the right to be running because he isn't qualified. Another example of not knowing what's in the US Constitution. I don't recall it saying you have to be a lawyer,politician, or wealthy. I think a so called outsider needs to be elected to put all of these career politicians in their place. Let them know the people decide who will be elected. Not their purse, political standing or the media. IMHO

The Constitution doesn't say much, 35 yo and born in this country, and now, not have served two terms already. That doesn't mean you ought to vote for someone who meets only these minimal quals.

I don't see many people saying he doesn't have the right to run. I do see quite a few worried about his experience, character, temperament, etc. and they should consider all these and more in determining who to vote for.

Letting the people decide who will be elected goes straight at term limits, as I noted in a post in another thread that is what will happen here.