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In reply to the discussion: California legislature passes bill requiring presidential candidates to release tax returns [View all]flibbitygiblets
(7,220 posts)16. I think this could work in our favor though
Especially after Trump clearly lied, (that he would release them) and by now it's so obvious that he had so much corrupt shit to hide... any future candidate who tries to dodge the tax return issue will be cannon fodder.
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California legislature passes bill requiring presidential candidates to release tax returns [View all]
Madam45for2923
Sep 2017
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The bill would require all presidential candidates to release the last five years of their tax retur
Madam45for2923
Sep 2017
#1
Also read recently that California wants to move their primaries to February/March as opposed 2d end
Madam45for2923
Sep 2017
#4
Well there are local elections and this bill only applies to presidential candidates
NobodyHere
Sep 2017
#33
There are other states who are considering this. With California's impetus, they may follow through.
NBachers
Sep 2017
#36
The issue isn't qualification for office. It's qualification to be on the ballot.
Gore1FL
Sep 2017
#48
Better yet, require that a candidate for President be able to pass the standard Citizenship test.
Stonepounder
Sep 2017
#22
I don't think so. State's run their own elections. That's why we have so many problems
vkkv
Sep 2017
#30
Sonora is nice. The Hwy 108 corridor is very pretty all the way up to the Sonora Pass.
vkkv
Sep 2017
#35
Yes, the county fair is over Labor Day weekend.. We moved here in Nov. 2013. We've been to
vkkv
Sep 2017
#58
Does the refusal to release tax returns keep the candidate off the primary ballot?
blogslut
Sep 2017
#39
I agree. The Supreme Court ruled back in the early 1990s that states could not unilaterally impose
Midwestern Democrat
Sep 2017
#43