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Gothmog

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74. Washington State is adopting a ballot access law
Tue Mar 19, 2019, 02:25 PM
Mar 2019

This is great news https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/434412-washington-senate-passes-bill-that-would-keep-trump-off-2020-ballot

Washington's state Senate passed a bill this week that would drop President Trump from the state's 2020 presidential ballot until he releases his tax returns.

The bill, which advanced Tuesday to the state's House of Representatives, according to CBS News, would require any candidate on the ballot for president in the state to release five years of tax returns before appearing in a general or primary election.

Senators voted by a 28-21 margin to approve the bill, according to CBS. The state's attorney general and solicitor told lawmakers in a letter this week that the proposal likely was constitutional, but analysts expect the law if passed to be challenged in federal court.

"The disclosure requirement you propose is likely Constitutional," the two wrote to lawmakers, according to CBS, adding that the measure "would definitely be challenged in court."
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Will Sanders release his tax returns this time? [View all] question everything Feb 2019 OP
Senator Warren has set a great example Gothmog Feb 2019 #1
Perfect! question everything Feb 2019 #2
Completely on board with this. n/t susanna Feb 2019 #9
Only 10 years? What is she hiding? hughee99 Feb 2019 #18
I'm pleased about that. nt susanr516 Mar 2019 #44
That is a great example. CrossingTheRubicon Feb 2019 #3
Only people who have something to hide backabby-blue Feb 2019 #4
Welocme to DU backabby-blue question everything Feb 2019 #24
He'd better. Cha Feb 2019 #5
I am sure 🙄 joet67 Feb 2019 #6
Sure of what, that he will release full ten years? If he doesnt, what does it mean? Eliot Rosewater Feb 2019 #21
He said he will release ten years worth of tax returns Mr Tibbs Mar 2019 #81
What is he hiding? lunamagica Feb 2019 #7
Probably some embarrassing large income from an embarrassing source. honest.abe Feb 2019 #17
May have had something to do with Jane Sanders college deal question everything Feb 2019 #30
MTE. What else could it be? lunamagica Feb 2019 #35
I'll bet that all the other candidates BlueMTexpat Feb 2019 #8
I'm wondering why... Mike Nelson Feb 2019 #10
I wont even consider voting for him leftynyc Feb 2019 #11
As far as I've seen only Gillibrand and Warren have been transparent with their tax returns. WeekiWater Feb 2019 #12
They were the first to accnounce, thus had the papers ready question everything Feb 2019 #25
Gillibrands have been public for some time. WeekiWater Feb 2019 #26
Why the nitpick on Bernie Sanders? What about kamala harris, joe biden, elizabeth warren The Truth Is Here Feb 2019 #13
Nobody is doing that. NurseJackie Feb 2019 #16
Un fucking believable Eliot Rosewater Feb 2019 #22
Thank you. Tipperary Mar 2019 #48
I really wish the phrase "identity politics" would never appear in a DU post Clash City Rocker Mar 2019 #52
Their campaign heads didn't have business with Kilimnik riverwalker Feb 2019 #20
Yo're kidding, right? Adrahil Feb 2019 #29
HELLO! No one has a problem with Cha Feb 2019 #33
Excuse you... W_HAMILTON Mar 2019 #40
For me, it's not nitpicking susanr516 Mar 2019 #46
Just a bit of hypocrisy for us to demand that Trump release his tax returns question everything Mar 2019 #61
+1 MontanaMama Mar 2019 #77
Because St. Bern still owes us from 2016 Blue_Tires Mar 2019 #92
I doubt it. NurseJackie Feb 2019 #14
If he doesn't he should banned from the debates. honest.abe Feb 2019 #15
He needs serious vetting riverwalker Feb 2019 #19
I hope the majority of states Runningdawg Feb 2019 #23
+1! honest.abe Feb 2019 #28
Agreed. nt susanr516 Mar 2019 #47
Amd that the majority of state Democratic leaders demand that only Democrats question everything Mar 2019 #62
No taxes, no access to ballot aeromanKC Feb 2019 #27
They ahould all release them by the end of this year, before the Iowa Caucuses question everything Feb 2019 #31
Why should he?... SidDithers Feb 2019 #32
This time is different.. Cha Feb 2019 #34
No, he won't Clash City Rocker Feb 2019 #36
How can the party attack trump on tax returns if sanders does not produce his? Gothmog Feb 2019 #37
+ a brazillion nt Maru Kitteh Mar 2019 #72
Released their tax returns every year since 1977 Gothmog Feb 2019 #38
Senator Gillibrand has released her taxes Gothmog Mar 2019 #39
He's already given us a clue that he'll only (maybe) release them... NurseJackie Mar 2019 #41
Where are the tax returns Gothmog Mar 2019 #42
He said he will Carrito Mar 2019 #43
Yeah he said that years ago... MrsCoffee Mar 2019 #53
Has sanders released his tax returns Gothmog Mar 2019 #45
Is it "soon" yet? Cha Mar 2019 #49
No, he won't. betsuni Mar 2019 #50
Because if there's no Cha Mar 2019 #51
Right? MrsCoffee Mar 2019 #54
He has said he would. MineralMan Mar 2019 #55
Where are the tax returns Gothmog Mar 2019 #56
Is it "soon" yet? Cha Mar 2019 #57
What suspicion is there about Bernie's taxes? liberalnarb Mar 2019 #58
If there's nothing to find, it's odd that he doesn't just release them. TwilightZone Mar 2019 #59
Hypocrisy? We want Trump to release his and let Sanders evade? question everything Mar 2019 #63
Oh please. As if there isnt more reason to be suspicious of trump? liberalnarb Mar 2019 #64
But why doesn't he just release them? Why does he keep promisinghe will lunamagica Mar 2019 #78
Where are Sanders taxes?? R B Garr Mar 2019 #60
every interviewer should be asking why he hasn't released his taxes Gothmog Mar 2019 #65
If he still harangues "millionaires" this will embarrass him question everything Mar 2019 #67
Guaranteed, Senator Sanders will be . . . peggysue2 Mar 2019 #66
"Soon"????? oasis Mar 2019 #68
Is it soon yet? Gothmog Mar 2019 #69
It has been a month since he said "soon" forklift Mar 2019 #70
Ha ha! Maru Kitteh Mar 2019 #71
Jennifer Rubins will keep on asking this question until sanders releass his tax returns Gothmog Mar 2019 #73
Washington State is adopting a ballot access law Gothmog Mar 2019 #74
More states are looking at ballot access laws Gothmog Mar 2019 #75
If he doesn't, then Sanders hamstrings our demands for Trump's taxes. PubliusEnigma Mar 2019 #76
Why the lies about them? What is he hiding? lunamagica Mar 2019 #79
I think we'll be waiting for a long time. Politicub Mar 2019 #80
tick tock OhZone Mar 2019 #82
Senator Sanders Independent-VT MyNameGoesHere Mar 2019 #83
We're still waiting. Cha Mar 2019 #84
I honestly don't care about seeing tax returns. Socal31 Mar 2019 #85
Washington Post-Time for candidates to disclose their tax returns Gothmog Mar 2019 #86
CREW is calling on all presidential candidates to publicly release 10 years of tax returns. Gothmog Mar 2019 #87
Love this. Makes total sense. Why have financial transparency R B Garr Mar 2019 #89
Kirsten Gillibrand released her 2018 tax returns on Wednesday Gothmog Mar 2019 #88
Everyone is waiting with baited breath. n/t BlueFlorida Mar 2019 #90
He fucking needs to Blue_Tires Mar 2019 #91
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