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To: blueyon

It’s a bill of attainder. Unconstitutional.


4 posted on 05/22/2019 4:57:38 PM PDT by Thilly Thailor
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To: Thilly Thailor

If it’s only Trump’s tax returns, yes. But if it’s all tax returns, it would still be unconstitutional.


26 posted on 05/22/2019 5:16:10 PM PDT by Eleutheria5 (If you are not prepared to use force to defend civilization, then be prepared to accept barbarism.)
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To: Thilly Thailor
Beat me to it.

We are very ominously descending from a republic to mob rule.

36 posted on 05/22/2019 5:34:13 PM PDT by Ciaphas Cain ("DonÂ’t piss off 'tolerant' people, theyÂ’ll kill you." -- DBrow on 04/04/2019)
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To: Thilly Thailor
>It’s a bill of attainder. Unconstitutional.

Federally, yes. But does that federal limitation apply to the States? For that/ matter does the NY constitution specifically ban bills of attainder? I’d hope so, but don’t know so.

45 posted on 05/22/2019 5:39:09 PM PDT by JohnBovenmyer (waiting for the tweets to hatch)
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To: Thilly Thailor

No, it is not a bill of attainder because it does not mention a specific person. However, I still believe that it is unconstitutional since the various congressional committees mentioned in this law have no jurisdiction whatsoever over state tax returns.


48 posted on 05/22/2019 5:42:36 PM PDT by Ancesthntr ("The right to buy weapons is the right to be free." A. E. van Vogt, The Weapons Shops of Isher)
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To: Thilly Thailor

No time to stop and think. They were just proven faking the Steele dossier, lying to FISA courts to spy on Trump from campaign to administration, and weaponizing the intelligence agencies against him in a variety of ways.

And they IMMEDIATELY jump to the next attack, not recognizing that nearly everyone now knows it is purely political.

They cry wolf too much, though they expect us to believe it every time.


74 posted on 05/22/2019 7:23:24 PM PDT by tbw2
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To: Thilly Thailor

Yup. Levin has been talking about this


81 posted on 05/22/2019 8:52:20 PM PDT by BigEdLB (BigEdLB, Russian BOT, At your service)
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To: Thilly Thailor

+1

5.56mm


104 posted on 05/25/2019 7:19:39 AM PDT by M Kehoe (DRAIN THE SWAMP! BUILD THE WALL!)
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