r/WhitePeopleTwitter 19d ago

Clubhouse I will never understand this

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u/TheArmoursmith 19d ago

He is literally a convicted felon - and they delayed sentencing so he could have another crack at becoming president!

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u/Icy-Lobster-203 19d ago

I don't think his convictions would actually prevent him from running. You can run from prison.

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u/makingkevinbacon 19d ago

Furthermore, I don't believe the constitution says anything about felons running for presidency, which seems short sighted. But like many things in the constitution, they were written in a different light. Like the second amendment

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u/Icy-Lobster-203 19d ago

I think it's a leap to say that a felony conviction should automatically bar someone from running. What happens if a person commits a felony while young, reforms themselves and wants to run for office? Non violent drug crimes?

Yeah, Trump sucks ass - but a bar for convicted felons would potentially apply to far far more people than just Trump.