Comment on Can Trump still run for president now that he's a convicted felon?

hperrin@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

• iturnedintoanewt@lemm.ee ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  It forbids them from ever voting again though.

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  • hperrin@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    The Constitution doesn’t do that, that’s up to the states. Also, you don’t have to be eligible to vote to be the president. The US Constitution outlines the only eligibility requirements for the president.

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    • iturnedintoanewt@lemm.ee ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      So…in theory a state could ban all its constituents from voting for presidency?

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      • hperrin@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        The fourteenth would probably bar this, but it’s never been tried.

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