RSM789
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Post by RSM789 on May 6, 2019 20:22:43 GMT -8
So Trump is barred from appearing on the states primary ballot. The result would make no difference, he isn't going to win the state anyway. Way for California Dem's to use their energy to make absolutely no difference.
I am for politicians to release their tax returns WHILE THEY ARE IN OFFICE. They work for us, we need to keep an eye on those boogers. However, I believe it is nobody but the IRS's business to see the tax returns of anyone while they are a private citizen or from the years prior to them running for office.
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Post by davidsf on May 7, 2019 7:01:53 GMT -8
So Trump is barred from appearing on the states primary ballot. The result would make no difference, he isn't going to win the state anyway. Way for California Dem's to use their energy to make absolutely no difference. I am for politicians to release their tax returns WHILE THEY ARE IN OFFICE. They work for us, we need to keep an eye on those boogers. However, I believe it is nobody but the IRS's business to see the tax returns of anyone while they are a private citizen or from the years prior to them running for office. ... it will make a difference if another Republican runs against him. Since this ban would be only for the primary, only registered Republicans will get the GOP primary ballot, on which Trump would not appear. such an event would deliver all of those votes to the contender. |
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Post by MDDad on May 7, 2019 7:38:59 GMT -8
Dave, so what? If the race for the GOP nomination involving a sitting president is so close that losing California would deny the incumbent the nomination, then he's on very shaky ground anyway.
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Post by davidsf on May 7, 2019 8:08:59 GMT -8
Dave, so what? If the race for the GOP nomination involving a sitting president is so close that losing California would deny the incumbent the nomination, then he's on very shaky ground anyway. Yes, so stipulated. I was only responding to RSM that it could matter under certain circumstances... which I do appreciate you helping to define. |
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Post by ProfessorFate on May 7, 2019 13:02:08 GMT -8
Assuming that this is even constitutional, they better specify that write-in votes for candidates who haven't released their tax returns, will not be counted either. Otherwise, the Dems are setting themselves up for another embarrassing slapdown, when Trump wins by a landslide, as a write-in candidate.
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Post by Credo on May 7, 2019 21:48:15 GMT -8
Assuming that this is even constitutional, they better specify that write-in votes for candidates who haven't released their tax returns, will not be counted either. Otherwise, the Dems are setting themselves up for another embarrassing slapdown, when Trump wins by a landslide, as a write-in candidate. It's not constitutional. States are not permitted to override or make additional requirements to federal elections. Case closed. This is nothing but a "Trumper tantrum" by Red State wackos. |
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Post by Bick on May 8, 2019 6:00:51 GMT -8
Credo - where is that specifically covered in the constitution?
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Post by ProfessorFate on May 8, 2019 12:15:53 GMT -8
The Tenth Amendment declares, "The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the states, are reserved to the states respectively, or to the people."
It's a FEDERAL election, clearly delegated to the FEDERAL government.
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Post by Credo on May 8, 2019 22:40:46 GMT -8
Congress regulates federal elections. There have been a handful of SCOTUS cases dealing with state attempts to override or add to federal requirements for voting qualifications or candidate eligibility for office, though the current "tax return" strategy has not been specifically tested. It's theoretically possible such a requirement might be deemed lawful, but I doubt it. A 2013 case involving the state of Arizona strongly affirmed the power of Congress to regulate federal elections, though the issues at hand in that case were very different. www.nytimes.com/2013/06/18/opinion/the-court-congress-regulates-federal-elections.html |
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Post by davidsf on May 9, 2019 6:41:21 GMT -8
Read this very interesting article from American Thinker that exposes the current Democrat Party mindset: As the article points out, “Let us hope the nation can recover from this long national nightmare the Democrats have visited upon us. In the end, "Man's inhumanity to man Makes countless thousands mourn." Indeed, it does.” |
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Post by Credo on May 11, 2019 20:08:58 GMT -8
Never stop reminding people of the Left's failure to live out their own prescriptions for the rest of us.
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Post by Credo on May 11, 2019 21:44:16 GMT -8
Hollywood Leftist calls for the extinction of her own kind. Brilliant.
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Post by MDDad on May 12, 2019 7:37:31 GMT -8
That tweet by Alyssa Milano is so mind-numbingly stupid that I can't help but think she'd be the perfect running mate for AOC in 2024.
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Post by davidsf on May 12, 2019 11:37:04 GMT -8
See, though, I’m totally in sync with Milano: I promise I will never have sex with her.
I’m a conservative, but clearly I’m open to considering others’ propositions (or, er... lack thereof in this case).
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Post by RSM789 on May 12, 2019 15:11:13 GMT -8
Another angle of the Milano post is that it re-enforces the stereotype that men will do anything for sex and women can get anything they want by using sex as a reward. Milano reveals that she believes there are no men who can be convinced by her words, that the only thing they will respond to is her clam (or lack thereof). She is also implying that women do not have the mental capacity to make their case trough thoughtful & reasoned argument, rather that they have to resort to prostitution (having sex in exchange for something of value).
Wow, Feminism has really changed...
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