dependencyinjection@discuss.tchncs.de to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 1 month agoCan Trump still run for president now that he's a convicted felon?message-squaremessage-square106fedilinkarrow-up1211arrow-down111file-text
arrow-up1200arrow-down1message-squareCan Trump still run for president now that he's a convicted felon?dependencyinjection@discuss.tchncs.de to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 1 month agomessage-square106fedilinkfile-text
minus-squarehperrin@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up20·1 month agoThe Constitution doesn’t do that, that’s up to the states. Also, you don’t have to be eligible to vote to be the president. The US Constitution outlines the only eligibility requirements for the president.
minus-squareiturnedintoanewt@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down2·1 month agoSo…in theory a state could ban all its constituents from voting for presidency?
minus-squarehperrin@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up9·edit-21 month agoThe fourteenth amendment would probably bar this, but it’s never been tried.
The Constitution doesn’t do that, that’s up to the states. Also, you don’t have to be eligible to vote to be the president. The US Constitution outlines the only eligibility requirements for the president.
So…in theory a state could ban all its constituents from voting for presidency?
The fourteenth amendment would probably bar this, but it’s never been tried.