Comment on Can Trump still run for president now that he's a convicted felon?
dhork@lemmy.world 5 weeks ago
The Constitution spells out who is eligible to run for President, and does not say criminals are ineligible. It’s as simple as that.
Comment on Can Trump still run for president now that he's a convicted felon?
dhork@lemmy.world 5 weeks ago
The Constitution spells out who is eligible to run for President, and does not say criminals are ineligible. It’s as simple as that.
dependencyinjection@discuss.tchncs.de 5 weeks ago
I do find it odd that you guys put so much emphasis on a document written in a time nothing like today.
Like surely it should evolve, but I can see how that would go right now so it’s probably for the best.
dhork@lemmy.world 5 weeks ago
We do amend the Constitution from time to time, but it takes a 2/3 vote in both houses of Congress, plus ratification by 3/4 of states. so it’s quite a high bar.
wagesj45@kbin.run 5 weeks ago
Just because an idea is old, doesn't mean its a bad idea. And we do have mechanisms for modifying the constitution. We just don't do it often because it requires a lot of agreement.
dependencyinjection@discuss.tchncs.de 5 weeks ago
I think we have more enlightened and more informed views now than 270 years ago is alls I’m saying.
Just the right to bare arms is such an example. Weapons are completely different these days.
wolfeh@lemmy.world 5 weeks ago
I exercise the right to bare arms as often as possible, and my farmer’s tan is proof of that.
FireTower@lemmy.world 5 weeks ago
That’s the problem. No people ever think they’re the unenlightened ones. Society changes but not always for the better.
The Constitution is a safety rail to protect us from ourselves.
volvoxvsmarla@lemm.ee 5 weeks ago
Bruh with literally every country on the planet turning more fascist by the day that’s a bold statement to make
djsoren19@yiffit.net 5 weeks ago
Yeah it’s because Americans are fucking terrible at governing.
The vast, vast majority of Americans do not care about their elected officials. Most do not even know who they are, and just vote based on party affiliation or don’t vote at all. Our government structure also fundamentally doesn’t work, and we would be far better served adopting a parliamentary system like the rest of the developed world, but nobody cares enough to do anything. Our courts are corrupt thanks to Donald Trump, gerrymandering means our elections are hardly fair, the list goes on.
America has an apathetic government that accomplishes very little and is easily captured by hostile forces because it is exactly the level of government Americans are willing to put in the effort for.
stinerman@midwest.social 5 weeks ago
We don’t have parliamentary supremacy. What we have is what we have. A rough equivalent is that (assuming you’re a UK citizen) the Lords could still veto bills and the Commons couldn’t force the issue.
sharkfucker420@lemmy.ml 5 weeks ago
We do too trust me