dependencyinjection@discuss.tchncs.de to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 1 month agoCan Trump still run for president now that he's a convicted felon?message-squaremessage-square19fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up11arrow-down1message-squareCan Trump still run for president now that he's a convicted felon?dependencyinjection@discuss.tchncs.de to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 1 month agomessage-square19fedilinkfile-text
minus-squaredependencyinjection@discuss.tchncs.deOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·1 month agoAs an outsider that’s pretty wild. So you can’t buy a firearm but you can be president and control them all. Like what?
minus-squarePronell@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·1 month agoActually the thought is if the government can just imprison you to stop your candidacy, they have too much power. Thus they can continue to run.
minus-squaredependencyinjection@discuss.tchncs.deOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·edit-21 month agoI would say just don’t break any laws then, but laws can change and people are terrible. Edit: Pretty sure you’re all downvoting a misunderstanding. I’m saying I get why it’s a thing because people would convict their opponents. Not that I was actually saying well don’t break any laws.
minus-squarePronell@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·1 month agoSure, but a corrupt government can fabricate evidence to keep their enemies silenced. Look at Russia and their treatment of Alexei Navalny.
minus-squarefuckwit_mcbumcrumble@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 month agoOr just regular ass black people in America.
As an outsider that’s pretty wild. So you can’t buy a firearm but you can be president and control them all. Like what?
Actually the thought is if the government can just imprison you to stop your candidacy, they have too much power.
Thus they can continue to run.
I would say just don’t break any laws then, but laws can change and people are terrible.
Edit: Pretty sure you’re all downvoting a misunderstanding.
I’m saying I get why it’s a thing because people would convict their opponents. Not that I was actually saying well don’t break any laws.
Sure, but a corrupt government can fabricate evidence to keep their enemies silenced.
Look at Russia and their treatment of Alexei Navalny.
Or just regular ass black people in America.
Or the topic of this post