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It’s restrictive to working in the private sector and renting an apartment. There is no disqualification for criminal background for a member of government. Trump can be elected if he’s convicted of any or all of the charges he’s facing. He’d just be barred from voting in the election.
Not entirely true. If he were convicted of treason, that's a disqualifier based on the constitution.
If you simply gift Clarence an RV the Constitution is no obstacle to committing crimes against America.
That’s true, but he’s not being charged with treason in any of the cases.
Actually no. The supreme court's decision explicitly said that clause was not self executing, meaning even someone convicted of treason cannot be disqualified without an act of Congress. It was one of the dumber decisions to come out of the court and that's saying something.
Awesome, all of these arrested young folk should run for congress
Disliking genocide puts them far above many congressmen already. Disliking it enough to be arrested is a great reason to vote for them.
Unfortunately criminal arrests are only going to fuck up their lives. It takes a fuckload of money and backing to get into Congress.
I thought being a convicted felon prevented him from being on the ballot. Or maybe that was for primaries?
Nope. It just stops him from voting. Treason would exclude him from holding office according to the Constitution, but he’s not charged with treason.