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Trump signs executive order limiting mail-in voting ahead of 2026 U.S. elections (www.cnbc.com)
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[–] 18 points 4 months ago (3 children)

Plainly unconstitutional:

https://constitution.congress.gov/browse/article-1/section-4/

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  • [–] 1 point 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 child)

    lol. dumpy don't give a fuck about laws and what's right. He does whatever he wants to further his own interests. He also wasn't allowed to run as president after getting a shitload of felony convictions, but he still did. Daddy dumpy don't care.

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  • [–] 5 points 4 months ago (2 children)

    He also wasn’t allowed to run as president after getting a shitload of felony convictions

    There is no legal barrier that prevents a felon from running for President.

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  • [–] 3 points 4 months ago (1 child)

    What you say is completely true. But there is actually another law which should have prevented Trump from running in 2024.

    Section 3 of the 14th Amendment, known as the disqualification clause, bars anyone from holding federal or state office—including the presidency—if they previously took an oath to support the U.S. Constitution and then engaged in insurrection, rebellion, or gave aid or comfort to enemies of the U.S..

    Jan 6 2020 was an insurrection by Trump.

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  • [–] 1 point 4 months ago (1 child)

    Yes, but, technically he was never convicted of any of those things. It sucks, but, it's the way it is.

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  • [–] 1 point 4 months ago

    Being convicted of insurrection is not a requirement. The only reason Trump was not kept off the ballot was because the Supreme Court intervened, and effectively annulled the 14th amendment.

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  • [–] 1 point 4 months ago* (1 child)

    oh wow. Apparently you're right. I always thought felons could not run for pres. but still, he doesn't care about laws.

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  • [–] 2 points 4 months ago* (1 child)

    I believe the law prohibits felons from holding public office , except for the positions of potus and vpotus as the constitution governs those

    This was obviously not what was intended, as it was assumed that a felon, while technically able to run, would never be voted in. How little the founding fathers knew...

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  • [–] 2 points 4 months ago

    How little the founding fathers knew…

    In Russia, Navalny was falsely declared the equivalent of a felon by Putin's corrupt judge. Preventing Navalny from running against Putin. Not having any formal requirement for President is absolutely the democratically correct choice. It is just that US voters are idiots.

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  • [–] 1 point 4 months ago

    This is why theyre going to try and include wiggle room that it needs to be a certified letter shipped via a private 3rd party in exchange for another golden toilet provided happily by FedEx and UPS.

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