I don't dispute the fact that Elizabeth Warren is so far a superior being to Donald Trump that it is somewhat unfair to lump them in the same basket. Nonetheless, there is a symmetry here.
Warren asserts a fact. The fact is that she asserts a particular heritage.The veracity of that fact is, 100%, within her power to demonstrate and reveal. She has declined to do so. Under the evidence case of The Chimney Sweeper's Jewel,
Armory v Delamirie [1722] EWHC J94, (1722) 1 Strange 505, evidence under the exclusive power of a party, which goes unproduced, is construed against that party. Until she produces the evidence, she cannot claim that heritage.
If Warren is utterly convinced of her Indian heritage, she should proffer the proposal I made, and back it up.
Trump asserts a number of facts. Those facts are that his tax returns are in order, that he has no Russian investment complications, and that he has paid his taxes. The veracity of those facts are, 100%, within his power to demonstrate and reveal. He has declined to do so. For the reasons stated above, the evidence must be construed against him, and until he does I consider him a tax cheat.
If Trump is utterly convinced of the propriety of his tax returns, he should proffer the proposal I made, and back it up.
I part company with you about whether Ms. Warren's status as an Indian is irrelevant. I do believe she used that to her advantage early in her career. If she is not what she claims to be should anger (1) everyone and (2) particularly, people who have been discriminated against because of that heritage. In my view she doesn't get a pass on that. It is a form of, but worse than, resume padding. If she has lied about this you can overlook it if you wish. Many good people have done worse. Sure.
I suspect you would agree that one should not, for example, claim entitlement to a scholarship set aside for African -Americans, or veterans, or the descendants of Holocaust victims, unless your heritage gives you the basis to claim the scholarship. She is not quite that blatant, but she's on the spectrum, and I don't care for it.
