• @2Xtreme21@lemmy.world
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    171 year ago

    Would be awesome, but I don’t see it happening. This man has so much support still— especially in the high levels of state government— it’s disgusting. Republicans are still massively supportive of Trump and he’s nearly a shoe-in for the R nomination.

    • @NounsAndWords@lemmy.world
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      91 year ago

      I think the reasoning above is based on the idea that he will be actually disqualified and not on the ballots as a convicted felon (at least I assume that’s the “he’s disqualified” angle here).

      Although, sadly I think it’s unlikely to happen before the election, and even if it did I wouldn’t be in the slightest surprised for Republican states to just outright change whatever laws they need to (or just ignore the law) to put him on the state ballots.

      • uphillbothways
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        1 year ago

        Stop spreading misinformation. Being a convicted felon does not prevent someone from running for or being elected president. It’s specifically being involved with an insurrection, whether convicted or not, that disqualifies him from the office. Felonies have nothing to do with it.

        From the US Constitution:

        Fourteenth Amendment Equal Protection and Other Rights

        Section 3 Disqualification from Holding Office
        No person shall be a Senator or Representative in Congress, or elector of President and Vice-President, or hold any office, civil or military, under the United States, or under any State, who, having previously taken an oath, as a member of Congress, or as an officer of the United States, or as a member of any State legislature, or as an executive or judicial officer of any State, to support the Constitution of the United States, shall have engaged in insurrection or rebellion against the same, or given aid or comfort to the enemies thereof. But Congress may by a vote of two-thirds of each House, remove such disability.

      • @SkyezOpen@lemmy.world
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        51 year ago

        I just realized even if he is disqualified, a shitload of people are going to write him in anyway and hand biden the win.