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Trump in 2016:

She shouldn't be allowed to run.
If she were to win this election, it would create an unprecedented constitutional crisis.
In that situation we could very well have a sitting president under felony indictment and ultimately a criminal trial.
It would grind the government to a halt.

Source: https://www.independent.co.uk/tv/news/donald-trump-trial-guilty-hillary-clinton-b2556563.html

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[-] Voroxpete@sh.itjust.works 21 points 1 month ago

Same reason felons can vote; if being a criminal removes your ability to participate in the political process then the government suddenly has a very strong incentive to criminalize their political opponents.

[-] 5wim@slrpnk.net 9 points 1 month ago

Felons mostly can't vote, though.

[-] Voroxpete@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 month ago

Sorry, I always forget how things work down in Freedom Land.

[-] Bytemeister@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago

TBF, if trump gets elected again, then the SC is going to legitimize political assassination, so being able to run from prison becomes a moot point.

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