The state has the right to choose electors, but requiring - candidates to release tax info

Posted: Apr 13th, 2019 - 8:35 am In Reply to: This would fall under states - rights

is not constitutional. The state legislature appears to be trying to control who their voters can vote for by limiting access.

Democrats might want to consider the Pandora’s box they might be opening here. Will Republican states allow electors to vote only for Republican candidates for president?

Article II of the Constitution includes exclusive qualifications for the office of the president: The president must be a natural-born citizen who is at least 35 years old and has resided in the United States for at least 14 years.

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IL may require tax returns for inclusion - On ballot (Views: 403, 2019-04-12, 11:05 pm)
- Trump should send the immigrants to these states. - Send a million tomorrow!!! (Views: 218, 2019-04-13, 2:41 am)
  - He can't. that would be - illegal. nm (Views: 234, 2019-04-13, 10:55 am)
- This is unconstitutional. State laws cannot present - additional requirements on federal (Views: 232, 2019-04-13, 2:47 am)
  - You are right, but apparently state legislators either don't - know that or are counting on (Views: 325, 2019-04-13, 2:53 am)
    - States can’t require this. it violates the fourth and fifth - amendments. Do they really wanna (Views: 214, 2019-04-13, 3:20 am)
      - Even Jerry Brown vetoed a similar bill because of the - obvious constitutional concerns (Views: 220, 2019-04-13, 5:43 am)
  - These Trump haters are obsessed. Hatred is an ugly - thing to watch. This is extortion, (Views: 218, 2019-04-13, 3:01 am)
    - Clinton Foundation tax forms reveal millions in unreported - donations. (Views: 294, 2019-04-13, 10:52 am)
  - This will disallow Illinois electors to the electoral college. - Problem solved. (Views: 195, 2019-04-13, 3:12 am)
    - Plus this sounds like voter suppression to me, Chicago - is leftist but the rest of the state (Views: 165, 2019-04-14, 4:02 am)
  - In 1860, most of the southern states kept Lincoln off the - ballot (Democrats). Lincoln was a (Views: 191, 2019-04-13, 5:39 am)
  - They really do want another civil war, don't they? - nm (Views: 134, 2019-04-13, 10:59 am)
  - It's time to bring a civil lawsuit against these Democrats. - They are trying to deny people (Views: 233, 2019-04-13, 11:22 am)
    - How are they doing that? he just need to - show his taxes. nm (Views: 182, 2019-04-13, 12:25 pm)
  - there is not a single possible legitimate legislative - purpose for these demands. (Views: 282, 2019-04-13, 11:24 am)
- This would deny representation to those in Illinois - who want to vote for Trump and they (Views: 247, 2019-04-13, 3:04 am)
- Let's just let Illinois secede from the Electoral College - So their votes won't count (Views: 188, 2019-04-13, 3:06 am)
  - Next they'll try to get rid of the electoral college. In fact, - they already are. (Views: 159, 2019-04-13, 3:13 am)
- It's clear that this is not really about tax returns. After this, - it will be something else. Democrats (Views: 220, 2019-04-13, 3:59 am)
  - What part of any presidential or vice presidential - candidate is required to (Views: 199, 2019-04-13, 2:15 pm)
- It may be because of Trump, but it's not - just Trump. (Views: 237, 2019-04-13, 5:03 am)
  - All this will do is cause people to rearrange their finances - just like career politicians do, they (Views: 203, 2019-04-13, 5:06 am)
    - Well, maybe Trump should have shown his - taxes and this might not (Views: 311, 2019-04-13, 6:27 am)
      - Maybe we need to pass a law requiring all politicians - to release their school records. Obama (Views: 225, 2019-04-13, 6:52 am)
        Well maybe they could. Then Trump couldn't - have kept his school (Views: 211, 2019-04-13, 7:01 am)
        Slippery slope. This is all political. - U.S. Constitution.Article II, Section I (Views: 210, 2019-04-13, 7:03 am)
        This would fall under states - rights (Views: 200, 2019-04-13, 7:53 am)
        No one seemed to care about states' rights when it came - to Obamacare and health care (Views: 297, 2019-04-13, 8:22 am)
        Sure they did. many states did not accept the - expansion and it has since (Views: 215, 2019-04-13, 8:44 am)
        But it had to go to the Supreme Court to get this ruling, - that's the point. (Views: 155, 2019-04-13, 9:10 am)
        and maybe this will end up in the Supreme - Court. nm (Views: 165, 2019-04-13, 9:17 am)
        Read some of the above posts. This already has gone - to the Supreme Court years ago. (Views: 313, 2019-04-13, 9:21 am)
        I did read above posts. I saw nothing that - stated they can't do it. (Views: 203, 2019-04-13, 9:51 am)
        The state has the right to choose electors, but requiring - candidates to release tax info
        They're not requiring Donald Trump to - release his taxes, they're (Views: 293, 2019-04-13, 8:42 am)
        So, a serial killer can run? Can they - Be in prison? (Views: 205, 2019-04-13, 11:28 am)
        Actually technically yes, but they cannot vote. The belief - by our founders was that no person (Views: 164, 2019-04-13, 11:57 am)
        You'll have to elaborate. Your question makes - no sense. (Views: 201, 2019-04-13, 11:57 am)
        Ted Kennedy ran for president. - nm (Views: 224, 2019-04-13, 12:09 pm)
        Did Trump though? - Or anyone ever? (Views: 238, 2019-04-13, 9:36 am)
      - There is no law that says a politician has to show their taxes - Besides (Views: 256, 2019-04-13, 4:08 pm)
- What part of "NO" do they not understand. It is not a requirement - He will not show his returns - no (Views: 174, 2019-04-13, 4:10 pm)
  - Except he said yes many many times - before, promises made... (Views: 220, 2019-04-14, 7:17 am)