[EL] Mitt's returns & Obama's records

[Rick Hasen]

Amen.
I know emotions run high as we get close to the election, but please 
let's keep the conversation focused on issues related to election law 
and leave other discussions to more appropriate venues.
Thank you.

On 8/19/12 3:47 PM, Brian Landsberg wrote:
> Finally, one might hope, what does this have to do with election law? 
>  Nothing, I would venture.
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On Aug 19, 2012, at 3:41 PM, "Estelle Rogers" <erogers at projectvote.org 
> <mailto:erogers at projectvote.org>> wrote:
>
>> Not to mention, what is the U. of Columbia?  And if the records from 
>> said institution, whatever and wherever it is, are so interesting to 
>> Mr. La Rue, why weren't they sought the first time Obama ran for 
>> elective office, or the second, or the third?  And why, pray tell, 
>> haven't you asked for the President's kindergarten transcript?  Who 
>> knows what evil is lurking there?
>>
>> Estelle Rogers
>> Sent from my iPad
>>
>> On Aug 19, 2012, at 6:06 PM, "henry weinstein" 
>> <henryelliotweinstein at gmail.com 
>> <mailto:henryelliotweinstein at gmail.com>> wrote:
>>
>>> Pardon my curiosity but just what sort of fraud do you have in mind 
>>> regarding Obama's Columbia records? His grades from his time at 
>>> Occidental College (the college he attended before transferring to 
>>> Columbia)? His grades at Columbia?
>>>
>>> On Sat, Aug 18, 2012 at 5:31 AM, Joe La Rue 
>>> <joseph.e.larue at gmail.com <mailto:joseph.e.larue at gmail.com>> wrote:
>>>
>>>     Interesting theory the Guardian has about Mitt. Of course, they
>>>     fail to say that Mitt has no legal obligation to release the tax
>>>     returns Obama wants. Regardless, I have a proposition: how about
>>>     Mitt agree to release the returns, right after Obama releases
>>>     his records from the U of Columbia, including his admissions
>>>     records. He's been hiding those with nary a word from the media.
>>>     Some of us think there must be a reason he's hiding them. There
>>>     are several non-Birther theories to explain why Obama doesn't
>>>     want us to see those records, each of which, if true, might
>>>     derail the President's re-election (and at least one of which
>>>     would implicate the president in fraud). So, let's see media
>>>     calls for Obama to release his records, too. Then Mitt can
>>>     release his returns. Sound fair?
>>>
>>>
>>>         "Mitt Romney's tax returns: the 'voter fraud' theory"
>>>         <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=38771>
>>>
>>>     Posted on August 17, 2012 9:01 pm
>>>     <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=38771> by Rick Hasen
>>>     <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
>>>
>>>     The Guardian
>>>     <http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2012/aug/17/mitt-romney-tax-returns-voter-fraud-theory?newsfeed=true>reports
>>>     with the subhead: "There has been much speculation about why
>>>     Romney refuses to disclose earlier tax returns. Could it be as
>>>     simple as an address?"
>>>
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