Posted on 04/13/2019 12:32:23 AM PDT by gattaca
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WTVO) - The Illinois Senate passed legislation Thursday aimed at forcing President Trump to release his personal income tax returns or be barred from the state's 2020 presidential ballot.
The Democrat-led Senate voted 36-19 in favor of the bill.
Democrats have been trying to pressure Trump to release his tax returns even prior to the 2016 election, in hopes of revealing possibly damning information about buisness relationships or income from foreign powers.
State Sen. Tony Munoz (D-Chicago) said, "If you want to run for vice president or president of the United States, hey, what’s wrong with providing your tax returns for the past five years?" according to WBEZ.
“If you’ve got nothing to hide, you shouldn’t worry about anything,” he said. “That’s how I see it.”
The move drew criticism from Illinois Republicans, who said the demand for Trump's tax returns were selective, and were aimed at other offenders, including billionaire Governor J.B. Pritzker.
“This is quite frankly, with all due respect to the sponsor, an embarrassing waste of the Senate’s time,” said State Sen. Dale Righter (R-Mattoon). “This is being pushed by a far-leftist organization from the city of Chicago that wants to be able to get up and chirp about the president of the United States. We ought to be better than this.”
The measure now moves to the Illinois House.
According to the National Conference of State Legislatures, similar legislation is being considered in 17 other states.
Barack Obama was the most transparently hypocritical candidate ever
Is there demand any different than Avenatti trying to extort money from Nike?
Simple solution....federalize all the elections for 2020 or don’t have them and he win’s for as long as he wants to stay in the White House.
We still want to see the Kenyan faggot’s original birth certificate from Africa...
I thought it was unconstitutional, state laws cannot present additional requirements on federal candidates other than federal law.
You’re right, but let him toss something like that out there on Twitter and maybe cause a few strokes or heart attacks. Anything to drive them to hysteria is ok with me.
Why the focus on just tax records? Why not inlude medical records or school records (Barry!!)?
/r
These people are obsessed. Jealousy is an ugly thing to watch. God just may soon give Jesus the nod to receive the born-again-believers in Christ. So those that are left can have at it. A Christian Democrat has become an oxymoron.
maybe just let illinois secede from the electoral college by passing this lol
also it seems ex post facto and so would it pass constitutional review
just disallow illinois electors to the electoral college.
problem solved... next?!
and tell chicago liberals just to move on if they dont like it
So when the electoral college refuses the election results from these 18 potential states and the Senate refuses to seat the re-elected blue state senators...we will have a war on our hands.
It's what they want and we may just have to oblige them.
I have to agree. The Demoractic party has come off the rails and they'll do anything they can to deny Trump the White House for a second term.
There are many of us who want so badly for the Rapture to occur just so we don't have to watch this madness any longer. This once great country is tearing itself apart but it's only because the Lukewarm church of Revelation 3:14-22 has allowed it to happen.
And I'm of the opinion that one cannot be a Christian and a Demorat. You have to be one or the other.
Voter Intimidation.
Voter Fraud.
Instead try, VOTER ID FOR ALL
Stop federal funding to Chicago and send them a caravan or two of illegals
Do they..dimtards...accuse Trump of anything specific in regards to his taxes ? /R
Illinois, the Land of Stinkin’.
Communists in the Illinois Senate passed legislation Thursday aimed at forcing President Trump to cry "uncle" for them.
When it comes to helping the forgotten men and women, they are bankrupt of ideas other than character assassination, name calling, and raising taxes.
These people are anti-American, are they not?
How he bought his house in Shticago is also a mystery.
President Trump, or any Republican for that matter, could never carry Illinois, as long as Chicago, those buried there, is part of Illinois! Pffffft! Idle threat!
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