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HobbitFoot@thelemmy.club 6 months ago
The voters were supposed to be that check and the Framers were explicit in that it was part of how they designed the Constitution.
Even regarding electing a felon, the Framers didn’t want a case where one state pushed through a a felony conviction quickly to keep someone out of office.
Yes, being able to elect a criminal is by design. I’m sure all of the founders were designated as criminals by England. It’s the will of the people over the government which was like their whole thing.
Until the people change their mind we are stuck with Trump and or his cronies.
DigitalNirvana@lemm.ee 6 months ago
That conviction was nothing like rushed.
merc@sh.itjust.works 6 months ago
That conviction wasn’t rushed. But imagine it was the fall of 2020 and Trump thought there was a decent chance he might lose. Order his attorney general to indict candidate Biden on some random charge, force it through the courts to get a conviction, removing any judges that object or stall. Voila, Biden has a conviction and can’t run against Trump.