(February 4, 2018 at 12:36 pm)chimp3 Wrote:(February 4, 2018 at 12:15 pm)Brian37 Wrote: No sorry, I am glad you like Wendy O, but no.Fuck that! Only if I had something to hide would I be open to blackmail. Only the governmental business conducted by the prez is open to public scrutiny. If there is a crime, get a warrant. Not a fan of the cops, myself. No use making things easier for them.
If you are going to be given consent to hold power and be in the position of having the ability to create policy or have others arrested, yes, you better disclose your finances. Why? Because if you dont, you can allow criminals and or other nations to BLACKMAIL YOU.
I am all for privacy, but when it comes to public office, law or politician, the scrutiny is there to insure someone else cannot hold you hostage.
I am not talking about the private citizen, I am talking about public office.
Not the point. It is certainly possible for public servants to be honest. But it is still a VOLUNTARY oath you take, and if nobody is forcing you to take that office, then you are really not being subject to tyranny. Lack of scrutiny of authority is what North Korea has. It is all run on propaganda.
The west values consent of the governed, not blind following.