Trump tax returns

[pucho812]

Well looks like they are meeting to release trumps tax returns. By they I mean house ways and means comity. I don’t care about his tax returns. What is most important and concerning here is that if they can do it to him, they can do it to you.
It’s never been a requirement of that position to release their tax records, a document between that person and the irs.
This sets a bad precedent.

 

[Matador]

I think we set aside worrying about bad precedents a number of years ago.

 

[Tubetec]

Trump himself set a bad precedent .

 

[pucho812]

I think we set aside worrying about bad precedents a number of years ago.

It explains why we have had the folks we have had in government.

 

[Gold]

The House Ways and Means committee could always do it to you under law. They had trouble getting it from the President. They are supposed to be able to get any tax return they wish.

 

[JohnRoberts]

I don't see what purpose this serves other than politics. Not our country's best moment.

JR

 

[pucho812]

I don't see what purpose this serves other than politics. Not our country's best moment.

JR

My thoughts exactly.

 

[JohnRoberts]

I'm not good at predicting the future but they only have a few weeks left in the majority, so I would not be surprised to see more like this.

JR

 

[john12ax7]

Grifters gonna grift. Anyone wanna buy some NFTs?

 

[CJ]

Let the downward spiral begin.

After this maybe we can get a thread on all the famous musicians who died in 2022 to get us in the Holiday spirit.

 

[AnalogPackrat]

The House Ways and Means committee could always do it to you under law.

Under what delineated power of Congress?

They had trouble getting it from the President. They are supposed to be able to get any tax return they wish.

And even if they have voted to allow themselves this power to obtain such info, what allows them to make it public? If you can't see the danger here, maybe do some more thinking.

 

[AnalogPackrat]

I think we set aside worrying about bad precedents a number of years ago.

1932? 1968? 2008? 2020?

 

[living sounds]

"Sunlight is the best disinfectant."

This quote is from Louis Brandeis, American lawyer and associate justice on the Supreme Court of the United States from 1916 to 1939. Incidentally he helped develop the "right to privacy".

Holding those in power accountable is the goal. So, quite obviously "if they can do it to him, they can do it to you" is a false equivalency here.

 

[JohnRoberts]

After this maybe we can get a thread on all the famous musicians who died in 2022 to get us in the Holiday spirit.

remember

thread from live sound reinforcement forum noting passings.

JR

 

[pucho812]

"Sunlight is the best disinfectant."

This quote is from Louis Brandeis, American lawyer and associate justice on the Supreme Court of the United States from 1916 to 1939. Incidentally he helped develop the "right to privacy".

Holding those in power accountable is the goal. So, quite obviously "if they can do it to him, they can do it to you" is a false equivalency here.

Except he currently is a private citizen, not in power.

 

[AnalogPackrat]

"Sunlight is the best disinfectant."

This quote is from Louis Brandeis, American lawyer and associate justice on the Supreme Court of the United States from 1916 to 1939. Incidentally he helped develop the "right to privacy".

Holding those in power accountable is the goal. So, quite obviously "if they can do it to him, they can do it to you" is a false equivalency here.

So why are the Democrats helping to hide the Biden's business dealings? Or the FTX "donations" in the last election cycle? Or the inward turned spying by our too numerous and too powerful "intelligence" agencies? The hypocrisy is apparent.

And, as pucho noted, Trump is not serving in public office. What legislative purpose is served by making these materials public?

 

[living sounds]

Ah, the warm drizzle of non sequitors...

 

[living sounds]

And BTW, even the current ultra-right-wing Supreme Court stuffed with Trump and Bush appointed judges actually ruled that it is within the powers of the US congress.

 

[AnalogPackrat]

Ah, the warm drizzle of non sequitors...

The lack of answers to simple questions continues...

 

[living sounds]

The Trump stuff is obvious and the other stuff has nothing to do with Trump. Even Murdoch doesn't like Trump anymore, why are you still rooting for the con man?