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Honeycombe8

(37,648 posts) Thu Apr 4, 2019, 02:09 PM Apr 2019

If the Democrats can take the W.H. & the Senate in 2020, we need to make the income tax thing a law. [View all]

It needs to be a law of the land that anyone seeking the Presidency of the U.S. must produce federal and state tax returns for "x" number of years, for the most recent years.

If they don't, then they can't be placed on the ballot or something along those lines.

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If the Democrats can take the W.H. & the Senate in 2020, we need to make the income tax thing a law. [View all] Honeycombe8 Apr 2019 OP

you would think it is already a law here at DU mikeysnot Apr 2019 #1

Vegas odds of taking the Senate aren't good. We watoos Apr 2019 #2

I believe there would have to be a Constitutional Amendment. Dave Starsky Apr 2019 #3

it would not require a constitutional amendment. unblock Apr 2019 #4

It would require a CA if you want to make it a matter of Federal law... brooklynite Apr 2019 #6

Well, yes. unblock Apr 2019 #8

You can't... brooklynite Apr 2019 #5

It would have to be 50 different laws leftynyc Apr 2019 #7