Democrat/Republican they still keep the status quo, like all presidents before.
Yeah, fuck The Constitution. Who needs that b.s. anyway?
Downvoted to oblivion or a reign of comment fire from the lemmy hive on this one? Maybe both!
I disagree with you and I’ll leave it at that.
It’s really just not a very good unpopular opinion post. It’s literally the mainstream position of one of our two main political parties.
Which makes it a fairly meh troll post.
That is a principle of a democracy. Open and fair elections.
Except the constitution exists. And when you try to overthrow our government and install yourself as a dictator you lose that privilege.
The Constitution of the United States also requires due process before punishing people. That would require a court of law, specifically a criminal court, or even the Congress. To come to a judgment and issue a felony against the candidate. To my knowledge that has not happened, so according to due process in the rule of law, they should be an eligible candidate to be voted on.
Otherwise, we’re capriciously and arbitrarily, not following our own rule of law, and the democracy is not open.
It says “engage” in insurrection, not “convicted”, because if there is an insurrection, the courts are not able to function normally, and those engaged in insurrection are evading the normal legal process.
Sound like any candidate you know?
as a society ruled by law, I would expect a court of law to make the determination if such conduct was engaged.
That’s why courts are kicking him off the ballot for engaging in insurrection.
But some people are demanding he receive special treatment, and must not only engage in insurrection but be arrested, tried, and convicted.
The founding fathers recognized that’s not always possible in an insurrection.
