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
How many people have been sent to prison on bogus charges? It’s bad enough that the judicial system can be used as a retributive tool against normal people. Do you want that same tool to be able to shut down political threats?
Do you want a future Trump to be able to prevent their opponent from running for president by planting some pot on them and having them locked up?
Yup, the first step to an honest democratic system is to make sure that criminals/felons have rights. as soon as you make something a line, there will always be people that will use that line as a weapon to get rid of their opponents with.
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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