• phutatorius@lemmy.zip
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    13 hours ago

    He also wasn’t allowed to run as president after getting a shitload of felony convictions

    There is no legal barrier that prevents a felon from running for President.

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      What you say is completely true. But there is actually another law which should have prevented Trump from running in 2024.

      Section 3 of the 14th Amendment, known as the disqualification clause, bars anyone from holding federal or state office—including the presidency—if they previously took an oath to support the U.S. Constitution and then engaged in insurrection, rebellion, or gave aid or comfort to enemies of the U.S…

      Jan 6 2020 was an insurrection by Trump.

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      13 hours ago

      oh wow. Apparently you’re right. I always thought felons could not run for pres. but still, he doesn’t care about laws.

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        I believe the law prohibits felons from holding public office , except for the positions of potus and vpotus as the constitution governs those

        This was obviously not what was intended,.as it was assumed that a felon, whole able to run, would never be voted in. How little the founding fathers knew…

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          How little the founding fathers knew…

          In Russia, Navalny was falsely declared the equivalent of a felon by Putin’s corrupt judge. Preventing Navalny from running against Putin. Not having any formal requirement for President is absolutely the democratically correct choice. It is just that US voters are idiots.