26 states are considering bills to require POTUS release tax returns.

[William769]

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[RKP5637]

1. K&R! n/t

[CousinIT]

2. THIS potus or only future ones? n/t

[Doreen]

4. I think it should be made law that trump and

all presidents of the future have to turn over present and back taxes to ten years.

[Chemisse]

5. They probably can't make a law that would apply to Trump right now.

But if he tried to run for a second term, the law could kick in.

[Doreen]

7. Well, at least we could have that.

I also think everybody that the president chooses for his/her cabinet should show the same. They should also be made public. They should all get extensive criminal checks both national and international which also should be public. We are voting/hiring them for their positions to run our country they need to take full responsibility for their present and pass actions. I realize that some countries would not share any criminal information but for every country that does to get it from them. Oh yeah, tax records from other countries also dating ten years back also.

[Doreen]

3. Wow, I am surprised that Washington is not on the list.

We are a very blue state. I think some calls to the capital is in order to get put on that list and make it to 27 at least.

[shenmue]

6. Yes

[MichMan]

8. How many years back ?

Recent or all of them since the very first one?

Three or thirty three years ?

[R B Garr]

9. Definitely needs to be a requirement.

[tritsofme]

10. These laws would be of dubious constitutionality.

States cannot generally enforce eligibility requirements for federal officeholders stronger than those listed explicitly in the Constitution.

[white_wolf]

12. Maybe make it a requirement for ballot eligibility?

I'm not a lawyer so I could be wrong. It was just a thought I had.

[Amaryllis]

13. That is exactly what the proposed laws would do. THey can't get on the ballot unless they

release their tax returns. Swing states would have to get in on it for it to be effective. If it's a predictably blue state, there is talk that repubs might just not run in them. I read that somewhere...

[MR. ELECTABLE]

18. Not exactly true if applies to the primary

The real way these laws would have teeth is if they apply to the primary election as well as the general election. Remember that Trump had to win the primaries in a lot of blue states to secure a spot in the general election.

[Amaryllis]

20. Good point. There is still the issue of whether putting restrictions on federal races would be

constitutional. I hope there is a way to get around that one.

[Amaryllis]

14. I read that too that they may likely be considered unconstitutional.

[NYC Liberal]

17. No but they can enforce requirements to be on the ballot.

States get to choose how their electors are selected. There's no requirement they even hold an election to choose them, and many didn't for years after the constitution was enacted.

[sheshe2]

11. K&R

[greatauntoftriplets]

15. Happy to see that mine is one of them.

[MichMan]

16. I would add another requirement

The states should also require them to campaign for "x" number of days in their state as well in order to be on the ballot.

That would force every candidate to take each state seriously and not ignore some of them

[bucolic_frolic]

19. it's important

because we need to measure the integrity of a public servant

Trump's refusal to release his returns shows him to be only concerned
with private interests

[UTUSN]

21. R#28 & K n/t

[yortsed snacilbuper]

22. New York State can make him release his State taxes right now,

they would be interesting too.