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marylandblue

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84. Here's a legal opinion that says it's Constitutional
Sun Jun 16, 2019, 10:02 PM
Jun 2019

Among other things, it points out that the inheritance tax is a wealth tax.

https://www.warren.senate.gov/download/constitutionality-letters

This court of course may decide to overturn precedent, but at least she does her homework.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
Is the Bernie Thing wearing thin? Wellstone ruled Jun 2019 #1
I hope so Skittles Jun 2019 #9
Sanders is an American hero and a national treasure DemocracyMouse Jun 2019 #16
By the time we hit October, Wellstone ruled Jun 2019 #20
And keep educating ourselves about all the issues DemocracyMouse Jun 2019 #21
The quite undertow is,the Young Voters Wellstone ruled Jun 2019 #22
But they are on the right side to beat trump. No solely "progressive" is going to get independents wasupaloopa Jun 2019 #30
Many independents lean left. BlueWI Jun 2019 #83
The point is that there are not enough progressives wasupaloopa Jun 2019 #92
There are Wellstone ruled Jun 2019 #104
I don't think Obama was the more liberal contender (and I don't mean to say he's not liberal) LisaM Jun 2019 #152
I agree to a point. BlueWI Jun 2019 #153
One has to win 11-12% of those Wellstone ruled Jun 2019 #103
What happened then? Celerity Jun 2019 #102
Should be 1960 sorry, the College Wellstone ruled Jun 2019 #106
I am deffo gonna to read up on the late 50's to early 60's period in terms of the youth movements. Celerity Jun 2019 #107
Hey,that short period of time was a true blast. Wellstone ruled Jun 2019 #108
Greatest Music known to man kind came from the Garage Bands Celerity Jun 2019 #109
Couple of groups, Wellstone ruled Jun 2019 #110
Not many of the "College Campus Crowd"... brooklynite Jun 2019 #146
Based on the past I'll treat him with distain than you. He is no national treasure to me. wasupaloopa Jun 2019 #28
The way he's been treated by the establishment is no surprise. DemocracyMouse Jun 2019 #34
Sorry I don't buy it. Bernie is a Dem when it is convinient wasupaloopa Jun 2019 #44
Voters decided the 2016 nomination. It is way past time that people get thst Blue_true Jun 2019 #48
Mahalo, Blue_true.. Cha Jun 2019 #62
Cha, there is no response that will pull them out of that space. Blue_true Jun 2019 #79
Yeah, I wonder who Cha Jun 2019 #88
. Blue_true Jun 2019 #115
Oh Please.. "Establishment" "Establishment" Cha Jun 2019 #61
Yeah, there's an establishment. And an establishment mentality. DemocracyMouse Jun 2019 #70
It's part of the pendulum cycle. History swings back and forth between the poles. marylandblue Jun 2019 #72
Thank you! And I love that Buttigieg. DemocracyMouse Jun 2019 #73
Warren is my.second choice👍 marylandblue Jun 2019 #74
Many of us just don't like him.. Cha Jun 2019 #75
You haven't said anything to suggest you understood, or even cared about, what I just wrote. DemocracyMouse Jun 2019 #80
I give respect to those who have earned Cha Jun 2019 #89
You sound like an autocrat, not a humane Democrat. DemocracyMouse Jun 2019 #93
Ironic that you allege that of someone else... LanternWaste Jun 2019 #99
Thank You, LanternWaste! Cha Jun 2019 #112
+++++++++++++++++++++++++ still_one Jun 2019 #113
Here's an insightful post for you.. Cha Jun 2019 #111
What a terrible thing to say mcar Jun 2019 #114
Mahalo, mcar! Cha Jun 2019 #123
This is OTT, Cha mcar Jun 2019 #128
I agree.. I would Cha Jun 2019 #130
Really? You have no idea about who you just attacked. George II Jun 2019 #126
... sheshe2 Jun 2019 #133
Projection? (nt) ehrnst Jun 2019 #141
Nina...Is That You? Me. Jun 2019 #144
This message was self-deleted by its author sheshe2 Jun 2019 #119
Wow first you say sheshe2 Jun 2019 #120
Ikr, she.. Mahalo. Cha Jun 2019 #121
You are welcome Cha. sheshe2 Jun 2019 #125
OK for me but not for thee mcar Jun 2019 #129
Apparently, mcar. sheshe2 Jun 2019 #132
Your preferred candidate would be appalled at what you are saying obamanut2012 Jun 2019 #149
American hero? Seriously? Such hyperbole lunamagica Jun 2019 #33
Exactly, Lunamagica! Cha Jun 2019 #63
There is no hyperbole grand or righteous enough for the Sacred Cow. LanternWaste Jun 2019 #100
Don't forget "a national treasure". lapucelle Jun 2019 #151
I really have a hard time finding anything heroic in any of it, NNadir Jun 2019 #81
For one, he opened up the national discourse to the DemocracyMouse Jun 2019 #94
I would suggest you need to understand what... NNadir Jun 2019 #95
Thank You, NNadir! Cha Jun 2019 #122
"The best that can be said for him is that he's not Trump", but they have similar "heroic".... George II Jun 2019 #131
You have evidence directly supporting your premise? LanternWaste Jun 2019 #101
No he didn't. It wasn't "his" doing, that discourse has been going on for decades.... George II Jun 2019 #124
Ganging up on relative newcomers? What do you all gain? DemocracyMouse Jun 2019 #136
"Ganging up"? Care to address what I posted about the Clayton Act or Sherman Act? I'll wait. George II Jun 2019 #137
You attacked another DUer, some of us defended her mcar Jun 2019 #140
I don't think that 's a fair take DemocracyMouse Jun 2019 #145
You called another DUer an autocrat and inhumane because your feelings were hurt? mcar Jun 2019 #147
"American hero." WTF? NT SouthernProgressive Jun 2019 #98
lolz calling Harris and Warren "young," like they are whippersnappers obamanut2012 Jun 2019 #148
Beyond thin, it's approaching threadbare. George II Jun 2019 #127
It seems to be trending in that direction. TwilightZone Jun 2019 #2
Her brilliance is difficult to hide. She was always one of my favs but she is definitely moving up. monmouth4 Jun 2019 #5
She's brilliant and she doesn't speak in slogans or platitudes. n/t pnwmom Jun 2019 #12
Bernie changed the national narrative precisely BECAUSE he repeated his concerns DemocracyMouse Jun 2019 #18
If he had conceded once Hillary's win was inevitable, when all the R's were campaigning for Trump, pnwmom Jun 2019 #25
I really don't want to chew old gum, but he had pretty good reasons. DemocracyMouse Jun 2019 #29
Pretty good reasons for not conceding when he knew he could not win, which lunamagica Jun 2019 #35
".. pretty good reasons.." Cha Jun 2019 #68
I know, Cha! I guess to some, Sanders comes before the nation! lunamagica Jun 2019 #90
Unreal.. very disrespectful of our Cha Jun 2019 #91
What in the heck do you mean by that? Blue_true Jun 2019 #49
Oh? What reasons, pray tell. mcar Jun 2019 #116
Okay. He has repeated his concerns. sheshe2 Jun 2019 #134
I supported Bernie Sanders in the last primary.... Boomer Jun 2019 #39
There was a lot of support for a Warren run here in 2016. TwilightZone Jun 2019 #41
The gene test hurt her and made her seem weak. marylandblue Jun 2019 #82
It always looked petty. TwilightZone Jun 2019 #87
Warren isn't my top choice Dopers_Greed Jun 2019 #3
I predict once the debates begin, there will be a mass defection from Bernie to Warren Fiendish Thingy Jun 2019 #4
No one True Blue American Jun 2019 #8
Perhaps you are neglecting to learn about democratic socialism. luvtheGWN Jun 2019 #17
"It doesn't mean what you think it means." TwilightZone Jun 2019 #32
No. they are not interchangeable. luvtheGWN Jun 2019 #43
Okay, but Canada isn't socialist or communist. marylandblue Jun 2019 #69
Not true - universal healthcare and a living wage were rejected by Dem mainstream for decades Fiendish Thingy Jun 2019 #23
You must have missed the mid 1990s. TwilightZone Jun 2019 #38
Did you read the article you linked? Takket Jun 2019 #60
They're not "progressives" - they're rational, clear-eyed Democrats DemocracyMouse Jun 2019 #31
Excuse me? Boomer Jun 2019 #40
"I predict once the debates begin, there will be a mass defection from Bernie to Warren." LenaBaby61 Jun 2019 #42
Elizabeth Warren wants to pay for her plans Eric J in MN Jun 2019 #55
On what grounds would SCOTUS rule Warren's tax unconstitutional ? Nt Fiendish Thingy Jun 2019 #59
The text of Constitution Eric J in MN Jun 2019 #76
Turley makes a weak case for unconstitutionality, and concedes any SCOTUS case would be "close" Fiendish Thingy Jun 2019 #77
Yes. If Elizabeth Warren had proposed Eric J in MN Jun 2019 #78
Here's a legal opinion that says it's Constitutional marylandblue Jun 2019 #84
I'm not taking a position on whether it's constitutional in the abstract. Eric J in MN Jun 2019 #138
Senator Warren is a far better candidate. NYMinute Jun 2019 #6
She held a Leo Gottleib professorship at Harvard law, after a long and illustrious career pnwmom Jun 2019 #15
Nah. Bernie's basically MLK now... SidDithers Jun 2019 #7
OMG! You're killing me! NurseJackie Jun 2019 #10
Yeah, No. Cha Jun 2019 #13
... mcar Jun 2019 #24
.... ehrnst Jun 2019 #143
IMO the junior senator from VT should be thrilled tishaLA Jun 2019 #11
He should drop out and endorse her lunamagica Jun 2019 #36
He should. n/t pnwmom Jun 2019 #47
Slogans of Elizabeth Warren Eric J in MN Jun 2019 #56
I'm sorry to see that you'd diminish the senior senator from MA tishaLA Jun 2019 #64
That's ridiculous and Cha Jun 2019 #67
She has both slogans and policies. A rare wonk who can speak in sound bites. marylandblue Jun 2019 #71
I like those slogans mcar Jun 2019 #117
I personally wouldn't be opposed to a Warren/Sanders ticket. The Liberal Lion Jun 2019 #14
I would really hate that. I think EW is smarter than that. ecstatic Jun 2019 #86
I seriously doubt that EW would choose BS for Cha Jun 2019 #19
me too Kurt V. Jun 2019 #27
No way in hell, lol. MrsCoffee Jun 2019 #96
Go Elizabeth Warren! At least "you have a plan for that." wasupaloopa Jun 2019 #26
How many delegates do they each have so far? Martin Eden Jun 2019 #37
Poor Nate. He thinks winning is Bernie's only goal. aikoaiko Jun 2019 #45
That's an interesting assertion. TwilightZone Jun 2019 #51
Exactly BS wants to win.. otherwise why Cha Jun 2019 #57
Go Warren!!!! Skid Rogue Jun 2019 #46
This Biden supporter agrees! Cha Jun 2019 #66
Sirota just blocked Nate on Twitter Gothmog Jun 2019 #50
Wow.. Thanks, Goth! Cha Jun 2019 #118
The fact that Sirota blocked Nate is interesting Gothmog Jun 2019 #135
If Bernie really cared about his issues aeromanKC Jun 2019 #52
Too late for concern customerserviceguy Jun 2019 #53
Warren could handle trump, I believe Irishxs Jun 2019 #54
You can't ever say Warren is not a true blood Democrat to her core Bhkylib Jun 2019 #58
EW is 1% ahead of BS in Wisconsin right now.. Cha Jun 2019 #65
Bernie and trump's supporters overlap as well. The trump supporting berners would never vote ecstatic Jun 2019 #85
Where are these mythical saidsimplesimon Jun 2019 #105
Warren is for things. SouthernProgressive Jun 2019 #97
Your observations are correct. Well said! NurseJackie Jun 2019 #139
+1000. (nt) ehrnst Jun 2019 #142
Sanders wants Democrats to think that Warren's gains are a function of moderates. They aren't Gothmog Jun 2019 #150
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