return2ozma@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.world · 10 months agoIllinois judge rules Donald Trump is disqualified from the state's 2024 election ballotwww.usatoday.comexternal-linkmessage-square222fedilinkarrow-up1937arrow-down132
arrow-up1905arrow-down1external-linkIllinois judge rules Donald Trump is disqualified from the state's 2024 election ballotwww.usatoday.comreturn2ozma@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.world · 10 months agomessage-square222fedilink
minus-squareCableMonster@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·10 months agoAnd that was in reference to a particular known and agreed on insurrection that occurred. I think they were called the “reconstruction amendments”, and the reason was to get things back going after the civil war.
minus-squareSatanicNotMessianic@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up1·10 months agoYup, and the reason for guaranteeing the right to vote regardless of race was also a result of a specific insurrection that occurred. I think it’s perfectly fair to say that if someone tried to overthrow the US government, they’re not qualified to be running the US government.
minus-squareCableMonster@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up1·10 months agoI think that would be fine if they were convicted of that crime.
And that was in reference to a particular known and agreed on insurrection that occurred. I think they were called the “reconstruction amendments”, and the reason was to get things back going after the civil war.
Yup, and the reason for guaranteeing the right to vote regardless of race was also a result of a specific insurrection that occurred.
I think it’s perfectly fair to say that if someone tried to overthrow the US government, they’re not qualified to be running the US government.
I think that would be fine if they were convicted of that crime.