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Barney

@urbanfoxe

Strangely, yes.

You're allowed to run for office, even if you're a convicted criminal whose crime was cheating in a previous election.

Even if you conspired with a foreign enemy to overthrow the US government, you're still allowed to be president.

31 May at 0:17 | Wall-to-wall | Open on mas.to
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kaffando

@barney @urbanfoxe
America needs to take a good, long look at itself. Seriously.
#trumpGUILTY

31 May at 0:18 | Open on mastodon.social
Jenny Fx

@barney that seems dangerously stupid.

31 May at 0:20 | Open on mastodon.ie
Hermey G
Barney

@Bobblegagger @urbanfoxe

It can't be fixed -- that would require an amendment to the Constitution, and the Republicans won't allow that.

The Constitution's framers built our democracy to withstand many kinds of attack, but not that of an entire political party that is committed to a fascist revolution, and controls half of our state and federal governmental bodies.

31 May at 2:10 | Open on mas.to
Barney

@Bobblegagger @urbanfoxe

There is a federal statute, 18 U.S.C. §2383, which states "Whoever incites, sets on foot, assists, or engages in any rebellion or insurrection against the authority of the US or the laws thereof, or gives aid or comfort thereto, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than ten years, or both; and shall be incapable of holding any office under the United States."

DOJ might have prosecuted Trump under that statute, but they didn't, and now it's too late.

31 May at 2:13 | Open on mas.to
Barney

@Bobblegagger @urbanfoxe

I should add, I'm not a lawyer, and I have no idea how feasible it would have been for DOJ to obtain a conviction under 18 U.S.C. §2383. Trump obviously did what the statute says, but that doesn't necessarily mean it's easy to get a conviction in court.

31 May at 2:22 | Open on mas.to
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