POLS 206 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Pardon, Mark Cuban, Executive Privilege
13 Oct 2016
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In the news: clinton opens lead with trump after debate. Electoral college map: early voting begins soon, trump"s 1995 tax return secretly obtained and published by nyt. Nyt and who ever sent it committed felonies. 1995 return: shows million+ loss (nol) 50% americans don"t pay federal income tax (although they do pay local, state, sales, and real estate taxes: pundits lining up predictably. Mark cuban: it"s patriotic to pay taxes . Called upon trump to release taxes: he"s ashamed of what he"s done . Trump is 1st presidential candidate in 40 years not to release his taxes. Clinton used similar nol of k to offset future taxes. Fearful of concentrating too much power in one person. Recognized need for leadership in extraordinary times. Can commit military forces to protect u. s. Issues executive pardon: veto power, makes treaties, take care laws are faithfully executed.
