Posted on 11/21/2019 5:19:14 PM PST by NoLibZone
For years, Democrats have tried to force President Trump to disclose his tax returns, and Trump has resisted. The California Legislature, aiming at the president, passed a law this year to try to force Trump’s hand.
On a party-line vote, lawmakers approved a bill to require presidential candidates to disclose five years of tax returns in order to appear on the state’s primary ballot, the first such law in the nation.
It did not survive even six months.
California’s highest court decided Thursday that the Legislature went too far. Though legislators and analysts considered early on whether the requirement might conflict with federal law, the California Supreme Court determined it was the state’s own Constitution that barred such a condition.
Chief Justice Tani G. Cantil-Sakauye, writing for the court, said the Legislature lacked the authority to create the “unenforceable” requirement. The decision by the seven-member court — which now has a majority of Democrat-appointed justices — was unanimous.
The case was the latest clash between Trump and California. The state has gone to court to challenge the president repeatedly on abortion rights, immigration and other matters, and Trump, in turn, has sued the state and tried to prevent it from enacting laws that counter his policies.
His victory Thursday, in a challenge brought by the state Republican Party and its chairwoman, was decisive. California’s top court has the final say on matters of state law.
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This is how out of touch with US Law the California dems are
It was the state’s own Constitution that barred such a condition.
Dems are out of touch with US and California laws.
I can dream, can't I?
Frankly, I really LOVE it when the DIMocRATS get kicked in the Nads by ANY court.
Yours, TMN78247
A Democrat-run court nullified a Democrat-passed law - aimed at President Trump.
It was a bill of attainder and deserved to be tossed out.
Dems are really worried Trump will Win California
LOL. Will never happen.
As for his tax returns. what’s in them is none of their business - or yours or mine.
A principled decision by the court? Or did the judges sober up long enough to realize that they didn’t want to establish a precedent that would allow any Republican legislature to require disclosure of anything a democrat is trying to hide.i’d still like to see Barack Obama’s college and passport records. Not to mention bill Clinton’s medical records related to drug use. Etc. The public has a right to know. Right? Right?
This was so stupid on every level. This was dead the moment they even suggested it. It just goes to show you that democrats don’t care about any laws that stand in the way of them attaining power. They’re no different than Stalin, Hitler or Mao et al, in their thirst for ultimate command and control. Be very afraid of what they would do to us if they ever gain all levers of power and they’ll do it overnight.
Geez. The next thing you know, they may make you have to be a natural born citizen or something to run for president.
I can dream, can’t I?
And prove it?......
I ALMOST wished they had not ruled this way. You could make a great case for not accepting CA’s EC votes if they didn’t have the sitting POTUS on the ballot. Tossing out CA EC votes would doom the rat candidate.
Kalifornia? Wow,surprising!
I’m wondering if holding his returns until just before the election is a ploy to divert and disorganize the enemy in the last month before election day.
Can you imagine what the Fake News folks would be doing in hopes of finding something and making hash out of nothing?
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