Comment on Trump guilty on all counts in New York criminal trial

Blamemeta@lemm.ee ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

• BobaFuttbucker@reddthat.com ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Wild that the constitution disqualifies people with “high crimes or misdemeanors” but not felonies.

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  • djsoren19@yiffit.net ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Not really? Think about how dangerous it would be if all you had to do to disqualify your political opponents was parade them through a kangaroo court and send them to jail? That’s basically what Russia is.

    At the end of the day, the American people should have final say in choosing their leader. Of course, this comes with the caveat that an electorate has to be willing to participate, and be able to tell when someone isn’t fit for presidency. It also comes with the asterisk that you can’t run for president after committing treason, or like an act of terrorism, but I think everyone is kinda in agreement on that.

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    • BobaFuttbucker@reddthat.com ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Complete immunity is how you get a king, not a President.

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    • wintermute_oregon@lemm.ee ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      When this topic arose, I thought a felony would preclude you from office. I was a bit surprised it does not.

      I agree with your assessment as to why it shouldn’t, but I still found it a tad surprising.

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      • BobaFuttbucker@reddthat.com ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        It’s because it should, ethically.

        It makes no sense that you could be restricted from holding office because of one minor crime but not from a worse one.

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  • Blamemeta@lemm.ee ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Imo, what should be done is no crime can disqualify you from office. That would prevent any corrupt judge from convicting candidates for political reasons.

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    • BobaFuttbucker@reddthat.com ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      That’s not a President. That’s a king.

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      • Blamemeta@lemm.ee ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        What would you rather have, King George or Putin? Two awful sides of the same coin imo.

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