Melatonin@lemmy.dbzer0.com to Political Discussion and Commentary@lemmy.worldEnglish · 9 days agoI feel like every second this US administration is not defeated it becomes harder to root out. No time to waste. Shitposting won't cut it.message-squaremessage-square29fedilinkarrow-up1108
arrow-up1108message-squareI feel like every second this US administration is not defeated it becomes harder to root out. No time to waste. Shitposting won't cut it.Melatonin@lemmy.dbzer0.com to Political Discussion and Commentary@lemmy.worldEnglish · 9 days agomessage-square29fedilink
minus-squarePlasticExistence@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·9 days agoThe last elections were illegitimate because a felon cannot run for president, yet SCOTUS allowed that.
minus-squareWilco@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up21·9 days agoA felon can run for president, and it makes sense why the US allows it. Someone who engaged in sedetion/insurrection is not allowed to hold office … and THAT is where the US legal system’s corruption failed us all.
minus-squarePlasticExistence@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·9 days agoThat’s correct. I misspoke. States did attempt to block him from the ballots, but our system failed to enforce it.
minus-squarewolframhydroxide@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·edit-28 days agoTo clarify, I believe you mean that it is unconstitutional for someone who foments insurrection to be elected. THIS is what if was about, and THIS is what the Anderson decision ratfucked us into. E: ah, just saw the other person saying this.
The last elections were illegitimate because a felon cannot run for president, yet SCOTUS allowed that.
A felon can run for president, and it makes sense why the US allows it.
Someone who engaged in sedetion/insurrection is not allowed to hold office … and THAT is where the US legal system’s corruption failed us all.
That’s correct. I misspoke.
States did attempt to block him from the ballots, but our system failed to enforce it.
To clarify, I believe you mean that it is unconstitutional for someone who foments insurrection to be elected. THIS is what if was about, and THIS is what the Anderson decision ratfucked us into.
E: ah, just saw the other person saying this.