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A comment on Peter Thiel considering bid for California governor.

Re:Peter Thiel considering bid for California governor by woofyman on Saturday January 14, 2017 @08:17PM (#13401746)
Unlike the POTUS, the governor of California is covered by conflict of interest laws. He'd probably have to divest his assets and put them in a blind trust.

https://oag.ca.gov/sites/all/files/agweb/pdfs/publications/c...?

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Re:Peter Thiel considering bid for California governor by pdog on Saturday January 14, 2017 @08:25PM (#13401777)
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Re:Peter Thiel considering bid for California governor by woofyman on Saturday January 14, 2017 @08:29PM (#13401796)
That's true of federal government positions. Is it true of state positions? I don't see how a California law could prevent federal taxes.
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