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Donald Trump is at war with the Constitution's insurrection clause—just 2 sentences in an amendment added after the Civil War (fortune.com)
submitted 2 years ago by to c/usa@lemmy.ml
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"“If President Trump committed a heinous act worthy of disqualification, he should be disqualified for the sake of protecting our hallowed democratic system, regardless of whether citizens may wish to vote for him in Colorado,”

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[–] 8 points 2 years ago (1 child)

The US seems to disqualify quite a lot of voters for reasons that don't apply in most other "western" countries though.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago (1 child)

    That may be true, I'm not sure on the facts surrounding that. If you have specific sources, I'd be interested in seeing them.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    Well, can jailed people vote in the US?

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago (1 child)

    Fair point, but I think that only applies to felonies (you can generally vote if it's just a misdemeanor), and most states restore voting rights as soon as they're released.

    Do other countries allow currently incarcerated people with felonies to vote?

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