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azureblue

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20. you just sayin what?

Fri Sep 15, 2017, 12:00 PM

Sep 2017

Like you don't see the difference between financial transparency (to make sure the candidate can't be manipulated by people he or she owes money to) and an IQ test?
Get real.

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California legislature passes bill requiring presidential candidates to release tax returns [View all] Madam45for2923 Sep 2017 OP

The bill would require all presidential candidates to release the last five years of their tax retur Madam45for2923 Sep 2017 #1

Presidential Tax Transparency and Accountability Act Madam45for2923 Sep 2017 #3

Off to the greatest page for thee malaise Sep 2017 #2

Also read recently that California wants to move their primaries to February/March as opposed 2d end Madam45for2923 Sep 2017 #4

Yes! It is about time! I have been complaining about this for 30 years. BigmanPigman Sep 2017 #44

So have I. calimary Sep 2017 #47

K & R...Sounds good to me! Wounded Bear Sep 2017 #5

California leads. California_Republic Sep 2017 #6

Yay California! KPN Sep 2017 #7

K&R True_Blue Sep 2017 #8

Kick. dalton99a Sep 2017 #9

Kickety Kick! fleur-de-lisa Sep 2017 #10

Can't say I'm a fan NobodyHere Sep 2017 #11

I think this could work in our favor though flibbitygiblets Sep 2017 #16

I'm not so sure NobodyHere Sep 2017 #18

He got elected based on blatant lies flibbitygiblets Sep 2017 #24

Law wasn't in place and Don the Con said he would but didn't onetexan Sep 2017 #50

He got elected with "help" Daxter Sep 2017 #52

Republicans hold a primary in california also JI7 Sep 2017 #19

My thought too stopwastingmymoney Sep 2017 #45

But if the (R) candidate refuses to follow suit, Stonepounder Sep 2017 #21

California is a solid blue state NobodyHere Sep 2017 #23

Seems to me that going down that road Stonepounder Sep 2017 #29

Well there are local elections and this bill only applies to presidential candidates NobodyHere Sep 2017 #33

if there is no Republican at the top of the ticket NewJeffCT Sep 2017 #37

That doesn't mean they would want to officially treestar Sep 2017 #56

They would still have plenty of reasons Major Nikon Sep 2017 #28

There are other states who are considering this. With California's impetus, they may follow through. NBachers Sep 2017 #36

"giving the Republican candidate zero reason to follow suit" left-of-center2012 Sep 2017 #54

I like it, but it won't survive a SCOTUS review. MineralMan Sep 2017 #12

It it entirely up to the states how they allocate their electoral votes. NYC Liberal Sep 2017 #13

That's not the question, really. MineralMan Sep 2017 #14

Agreed TomSlick Sep 2017 #42

The issue isn't qualification for office. It's qualification to be on the ballot. Gore1FL Sep 2017 #48

Now can we add "IQ test" and "psychological evaluation" to that list? NotASurfer Sep 2017 #15

Down what path ? I don't see how 2 are comparable JI7 Sep 2017 #17

you just sayin what? azureblue Sep 2017 #20

Better yet, require that a candidate for President be able to pass the standard Citizenship test. Stonepounder Sep 2017 #22

I think the point was that trump is stupid and crazy flibbitygiblets Sep 2017 #26

Great News! Now add BlueIdaho Sep 2017 #25

Clinton won all the "big" blue states NewJeffCT Sep 2017 #38

I'm not so sure... better Sep 2017 #51

Yup BlueIdaho Sep 2017 #57

This will go to the SCOTUS very quickly and they will overturn it. lark Sep 2017 #27

I don't think so. State's run their own elections. That's why we have so many problems vkkv Sep 2017 #30

With this illegal SCOTUS lark Sep 2017 #32

Finally some good news. But, I'll be much happier when we (Calif.), OR and WA vkkv Sep 2017 #31

I will be moving there the day they do. lark Sep 2017 #34

Sonora is nice. The Hwy 108 corridor is very pretty all the way up to the Sonora Pass. vkkv Sep 2017 #35

My grandparents lived in Mariposa when I was growing up stopwastingmymoney Sep 2017 #46

Yes, the county fair is over Labor Day weekend.. We moved here in Nov. 2013. We've been to vkkv Sep 2017 #58

I think they were near you stopwastingmymoney Sep 2017 #60

Yah, that is close! Perhaps 1 & 1/2 mile as a crow flies. vkkv Sep 2017 #61

Does the refusal to release tax returns keep the candidate off the primary ballot? blogslut Sep 2017 #39

Am wondering about that too. Madam45for2923 Sep 2017 #40

Great solution there. That and excluding them from debates if they R B Garr Sep 2017 #59

I think MineralMan (Post 12 and string) is correct. TomSlick Sep 2017 #41

I agree. The Supreme Court ruled back in the early 1990s that states could not unilaterally impose Midwestern Democrat Sep 2017 #43

Yes! If you refuse to show tax returns, then no debates. R B Garr Sep 2017 #49

There are hurdles to run for President bucolic_frolic Sep 2017 #53

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