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

Rick Hasen rhasen at law.uci.edu
Sun Aug 19 20:07:25 PDT 2012


The title of the story involved an allegation of voter fraud.
And I should note that I post links to many items that I do not agree 
with---and some I have not even fully read.


On 8/19/12 8:02 PM, Joe La Rue wrote:
> May I please remind everyone here that I didn't start this; Rick 
> posted a "newstory" (if it's fair to call it that) suggesting that Mr. 
> Romney does not want to release his tax records because perhaps he 
> committed tax fraud. I think that what I posted has as much relevance 
> as what Rick posted. Or, put another way, what I posted is as 
> irrelevant as what Rick posted.
>
> Can any of you /honestly/ disagree?
>
> Joe
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> On Sun, Aug 19, 2012 at 4:03 PM, Rick Hasen <rhasen at law.uci.edu 
> <mailto:rhasen at law.uci.edu>> wrote:
>
>     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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