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Brian Krassenstein@krassenstein, 6h6 hours ago
BOOM! The state of Washington has just passed a bill in their Senate to remove Trump from their ballots in 2020 if he does not release his tax returns.
Way to go Washington!!
Link to tweet
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Come on other states, follow the lead of Washington.
The Velveteen Ocelot
(115,836 posts)California_Republic
(1,826 posts)Maru Kitteh
(28,342 posts)Or be excluded.
Looking at you, Sen. Sanders.
Awsi Dooger
(14,565 posts)Which it will be
There is nothing magical about tax returns. They happen to be the current obsession. But if something like this were allowed to enter case law then nothing would prevent swing states controlled by GOP legislatures to pass absurd restrictions specifically targeted at the Democratic nominee.
NYC Liberal
(20,136 posts)and they aren't even required to hold a popular vote. They could have the governor personally pick the electors if they wanted to.
From the Constitution:
BadgerMom
(2,771 posts)Its more ammunition to dump the electoral college.
Danascot
(4,694 posts)They haven't been signed yet but they may be this year.
https://www.lohud.com/story/news/politics/politics-on-the-hudson/2019/02/22/president-trump-would-have-release-his-income-taxes-if-new-york-bill-approved/2949277002/
https://www.lohud.com/story/news/politics/2019/02/22/president-trump-tax-retrurns-new-jersey-bill-ballot-2020/2948577002/
AncientGeezer
(2,146 posts)...to be eligible to be POTUS.......taxes ain't in there.
Art.VI... the "Supremacy Clause" kind of addressees this