Posted on 03/17/2019 3:49:48 AM PDT by Libloather
Washington's state Senate passed a bill this week that would drop President Trump from the state's 2020 presidential ballot until he releases his tax returns.
The bill, which advanced Tuesday to the state's House of Representatives, according to CBS News, would require any candidate on the ballot for president in the state to release five years of tax returns before appearing in a general or primary election.
Senators voted by a 28-21 margin to approve the bill, according to CBS. The state's attorney general and solicitor told lawmakers in a letter this week that the proposal likely was constitutional, but analysts expect the law if passed to be challenged in federal court.
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Not a problem. The Federal Government would then just not include any voting from Washington in the election.
Will not stand.
The Constitution sets the requirement for federal offices, not the states.
Combined with the popular vote strategy this could devastate the electoral college.
Washington electors will not be allowed to enter the room for the electoral voting
“will go to the SCOTUS if enacted.
The result will be that Washington’s electoral votes will not be counted.”
Why do you think this is a constitutional issue? The Washington State Legislature, like the other 49, have the authority to appoint their electors by any method they choose.
The federal government should pass a bill stopping any funding to WA state until a corrupt Mueller fishing investigation is done on every politician who voted for this.
“Federal Election is Federal Rules”
The appointment of electors for President and Vice President is a State function, it is in no sense a Federal election, and Congress has zero legal authority to enact rules and regulations over the methods States choose to appoint their electors, including voting if States choose to use it.
If you believe Congressional legislation or Executive rulemaking pertaining to the appointment of Electors is Constitutional, please cite where in the Constitution you think that authority can be found.
The Constitution does not require a tax return. The SCOTUS would and should strike it down.
“Federal Government would then just not include any voting from Washington in the election.”
The Federal government has no authority over the methods States use to appoint Electors.
“The SCOTUS would and should strike it down“
Why and how?
SCOTUS has no authority over how State Legislatures appoint Electors.
They must be very afraid that President Trump will win Washington.
EXCELLENT list.
I’d add marriage and divorce records, birth certificate, adoption records, driving records/tickets.
Also, one thing that is problematic is that those who are dirty have learned to hide a lot by diverting things to children/spouses. For example, 0vomit was paid off by giving Moochelle a $300,000/year job with zero responsibilities.
FTR, I’m against such an invasion of privacy. But if we’re going to require it of one candidate (or if the media are digging dirt on one) then it ought to be a level playing field and require it of all of them.
I remember when they were digging through Palin’s trash for ANYTHING, but at the same time were completely uninterested in any of 0vomit’s history.
As well as 4 millennials reading up on their hero ... and one watching them
The law will be repealed as needed if there's a popular Dem who needs confidentiality.
It is a bill of attainder and it's VERY much NOT constitutional!
If a candidate gets more than 5% of the presidential vote, then that candidates party attains major party status in the state. I voted for Johnson for just that reason, and he barely failed. This decision will likely make the Libertarian party a major force in WA politics.
Hmmmm..... Let’s see.... Just how many ideas for Trump Executive Orders.. Washington is now part of Canada (build a virtual wall/border). Give residents 24 hours to leave, then enact EO. If Canada rejects them, too bad; let them rot.
Another Executive Order idea - Enact massive tariffs.
More later.
It’s certainly not in the spirit of the Constitution. Heck, tax returns weren’t even contemplated until some 130 years after the Constitution was written.
Is it a Bill of Attainder? That’s an interesting question. If it named Trump, it would be, but the people who write the bill will be smarter than that. So, they’ll write it to appeal to any candidate, but (wink, wink) with the knowledge that they can repeal it when convenient for a candidate they favor.
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