California governor signs bill requiring Trump release his tax returns to appear on ballot

The Hill ^ | July 30, 2019 | Chris Mills Rodrigo

[Hieronymus]

I wonder if it’s ever occurred to Democrats that it might not be Trump that has something to hide on his tax returns.

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No

TDS

[eddie willers]

A bill targeting one individual alone? That looks like a violation of the United States Constitution.

It is. It's call a bill of attainder

[coincheck]

This might work as well as a milk bucket under a bull.

[sickoflibs]

Trump wont win CA even if he was on the CA ballot, same with NY.

This would give Trump ammo to challenge the popular vote if he wins re-election in 2020.

[Red Badger]

This isn't the first time Dems have tried this crap!.............😠

[TLI]

I see federal lawsuits in the near future.

Big time.

"A bill of attainder (also known as an act of attainder or writ of attainder or bill of pains and penalties) is an act of a legislature declaring a person or group of persons guilty of some crime and punishing them"

This punishment is for the crime of not releasing tax returns when illegally demanded by the State of CA, which is itself a crime on the part of CA.

If the electors of the EC representing CA support this I wonder if their votes could be thrown out?

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[jeffersondem]

This is unconstitutional and will be knocked out by the federal courts, I suppose.

If not, it sets up the President to say he would have “won the popular vote too” except he was illegally kept off the ballot in vote-rich California by an infestation in the state legislature.

[Phil DiBasquette]

What if there’s no primary in CA?

“Get out of that!”

[DannyTN]

I see federal lawsuits too.

Plus to require it of a primary and not of independents seems unfair.

[CodeToad]

Unconstitutional.

[hanamizu]

This isn't the first time Dems have tried this crap!.............😠 ----------- You're right. Lincoln was not on the ballot in the slave states in the election of 1860.

[winner3000]

The requirements to run for President are listed in the Constitution. I don’t know if states can have separate requirements.

[Lurkinanloomin]

How about making sure candidates for President are natural born citizens as required by the Constitution?

Kamalalala Harris is NOT.

[Red Badger]

They never change!.........

[Diana in Wisconsin]

[Psalm 73]

Might just as well read like this:

"...Gov. Gavin Newsom...signed a bill requiring President Trump to appear on public television wearing clown outfit and a Nixon mask before he can appear on the state's 2020 primary ballot."

Carries the same weight. They're just nuts.

[Pearls Before Swine]

A bill targeting one individual alone? That looks like a violation of the United States Constitution.

Sure, but it could easily be modified to say "all" had to release their returns, but selectively enforced (say, Bernie gives one year, but they need "more info going back further" for Trump.)

[Vlad The Inhaler]

More busy work for lawyers.

Not all lawyers of course.

Many lawyers are already occupied - serving in the state legislature passing stupid laws like this one.

[drypowder]

Isn’t there an active petition to recall CA Governor Newsom. I’ve seen that reported on OAN but crickets every where else. Where’s the petition? I want to sign it!

[qaz123]

Would that not be some type of extortion, coercion or intimidation that a court would quickly toss?

The President should counter by saying that he’ll do it as soon as Feinstein and her husband turn over theirs, Pelosi and her husband turn over theirs, Harris turns over hers. Waters turns over hers, the list goes on and on.