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8. Well, yes.

Reply to brooklynite (Reply #6)

Thu Apr 4, 2019, 02:42 PM

Apr 2019

Currently the constitution sets the requirements for being president, and the states set the requirement for being on the ballot.

If we wanted a federal ballot requirement, it would require a constitutional amendment. It would also be rather weird.

On the other hand, congress could, without a constitutional amendment, simply make public the tax returns if anyone on a ballot for president.

So, not a requirement to get on the ballot, but a consequence of opting to do so.

That would only require a change in the tax code.

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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