make it mandatory requirement that all candidates that wish to run for office must HAVE a secret clearance.

It is time to make it a mandatory requirement that all candidates that wish to run for office have a secret clearance prior to running for office. All government employees, contractors that support government operations and soldiers must pass the secret clearance process. Requiring this clearance will identify legal, financial, drug and alcohol and every other aspect of their life that is important. Additionally, these are the people that are supposed to be running the country and they have access to large quantities of information. This should be a requirement to begin with. Just like government employees they will be required to take random drug tests. Any crimes committed after taking office and any drug tests that are failed will have an impact on the clearance and the position that th