▲ 161 ▼ 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 BobTheBoozer@lemmy.world to c/usa@lemmy.ml 27 comments fedilink hide all child comments "“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,”
[–] AnUnusualRelic@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (2 children) Well, can jailed people vote in the US? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 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? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] LoveSausage@lemmy.ml 1 point 2 years ago* Yea , that is more a 3rd world country way. Most countries do not remove basic rights besides you freedom when jailing them. Can't think of any examples actually. permalink fedilink source parent [–] PowerCrazy@lemmy.ml -4 points 2 years ago Some of them can, yes. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 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? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] LoveSausage@lemmy.ml 1 point 2 years ago* Yea , that is more a 3rd world country way. Most countries do not remove basic rights besides you freedom when jailing them. Can't think of any examples actually. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] LoveSausage@lemmy.ml 1 point 2 years ago* Yea , that is more a 3rd world country way. Most countries do not remove basic rights besides you freedom when jailing them. Can't think of any examples actually. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] PowerCrazy@lemmy.ml -4 points 2 years ago Some of them can, yes. permalink fedilink source parent