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How in the world is this legal? Not releasing tax returns can allow a STATE to keep a PRESIDENT off of a PRESIDENTIAL election ballot? How can this be legal? Source: New Jersey Senate passes bill to keep President Trump off 2020 ballot unless he releases tax returns POSTED 6:38 AM, FEBRUARY 22, 2019, BY ASSOCIATED PRESS TRENTON, N.J. — President Donald Trump could miss out on being on the 2020 ballot in New Jersey if he doesn’t disclose his tax returns under a bill now advancing. The Democratic-led state Senate passed legislation Thursday inspired by the Republican president’s failure to disclose his tax returns. The measure requires presidential and vice presidential candidates to release five years of federal tax returns to appear on the state’s ballot. Trump broke with decades of tradition by refusing to release his income tax filings during his 2016 campaign. He said it was because he is being audited. Democrats have used the issue to raise questions about what might be in the documents. The bill goes to the Democratic-led Assembly. If the measure is passes there, it would head to Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy. Republican Gov. Chris Christie previously vetoed the legislation. ---------------------------- "Voldemorte himself created his worst enemy, just as tyrants everywhere do! Have you any idea how much tyrants fear the people they oppress? All of them realize that, one day, amongst their many victims, there is sure to be one who rises against them and strikes back!" Book 6 - Ch 23 | ||
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The libs are bound and determined to start a civil war. “Elections have consequences, and at the end of the day, I won.” – Barack Hussein Obama, January 23, 2009 | |||
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It's blatantly unconstitutional. New Jersey has gone into hyperdrive leftist retardation under this POS commie Murphy. ~Alan Acta Non Verba NRA Life Member (Patron) God, Family, Guns, Country Men will fight and die to protect women... because women protect everything else. ~Andrew Klavan | |||
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I wonder if they would require that anyone running for office in NJ would have to release their tax records. | |||
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Isn’t that voter suppression or something? | |||
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I'm going to write my Utah congressmen and suggest that they make it a requirement that all Presidential candidates must have worked in the private sector sometime in the last ten years in order to be on the ballot. How'd that be? I'm sure that might eliminate every dem candidate as I don't think a single one of them hasn't been on a government's payroll since, well ever. ~Alan Acta Non Verba NRA Life Member (Patron) God, Family, Guns, Country Men will fight and die to protect women... because women protect everything else. ~Andrew Klavan | |||
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Trump doesn't need NJ to win anyway.  . | |||
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I cannot wait to see what happens if that makes it to the governors desk. | |||
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BINGO!  Q | |||
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OK fine NJ, no federal funds for you. Enjoy. Arc. ______________________________ "Like a bitter weed, I'm a bad seed"- Johnny Cash "I'm a loner, Dottie. A rebel." - Pee Wee Herman Rode hard, put away wet. RIP JHM "You're a junkyard dog." - Lupe Flores. RIP | |||
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It is all posturing and pandering. It won’t hold water. “Remember to get vaccinated or a vaccinated person might get sick from a virus they got vaccinated against because you’re not vaccinated.” - author unknown | |||
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So force him to release his tax returns which are not required to be president, but have no issues with someone refusing to release their birth certificate? | |||
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New Jersey went for Hillary 55.5% to President Trump 41.35% so they probably aren't going to support President Trump in 2020 anyway and no it's not legal. | |||
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New Jermany....  ____________________________________________________________ If Some is Good, and More is Better.....then Too Much, is Just Enough !! Trump 47....Make America Great Again! "May Almighty God bless the United States of America" - parabellum 7/26/20 Live Free or Die! | |||
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| Tinker Sailor Soldier Pie |
Everyone knows that, but it's hardly the point, now is it? ~Alan Acta Non Verba NRA Life Member (Patron) God, Family, Guns, Country Men will fight and die to protect women... because women protect everything else. ~Andrew Klavan | |||
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My Grandfather had it right. They are all a bunch of louses. All of them. | |||
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You show me yours... If EVERY member of an elected office, local, state and federal, shows their tax returns...I'll show you mine. While your at it, make it mandatory that any person running for office or holding office must make their tax returns public for the preceding year. ____________________________________________________________ Money may not buy happiness...but it will certainly buy a better brand of misery A man should acknowledge his losses just as gracefully as he celebrates his victories Remember, in politics it's not who you know...it's what you know about who you know | |||
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| Tinker Sailor Soldier Pie |
Don't forget college transcripts! ~Alan Acta Non Verba NRA Life Member (Patron) God, Family, Guns, Country Men will fight and die to protect women... because women protect everything else. ~Andrew Klavan | |||
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This!! Unfortunately, the never trumpers would have a field day and the 9th circuit would be swamped! Hmm, maybe not such a bad thing? Elk There has never been an occasion where a people gave up their weapons in the interest of peace that didn't end in their massacre. (Louis L'Amour) "To compel a man to furnish contributions of money for the propagation of opinions which he disbelieves and abhors, is sinful and tyrannical. " -Thomas Jefferson "America is great because she is good. If America ceases to be good, America will cease to be great." Alexis de Tocqueville FBHO!!! The Idaho Elk Hunter | |||
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IANAL. Per Article II, Section 1 of the Constitution, "Each State shall appoint, in such Manner as the Legislature thereof may direct, a Number of Electors,..." If the New Jersey State Legislature frames this bill in such a way that it ties back to how electors are appointed, then might just pass judicial review. | |||
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