Comment on Because of Trump, is it now open for someone with a criminal background to hold the office?

• glimse@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  …???

  Instead of focusing on Trump, think about how badly that would have been abused. The ruling party would find bullshit charges on their political opponents.

  It also doesn’t make any sense to outright bar people who broke the law because a lot of times people run for office to change the law

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