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[–] [email protected] 0 points 5 months ago (2 children)

“But why isn’t there a restriction on criminal convictions for being president?”

A: before now, nobody thought we needed to explicitly write them.

We live in insane times.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 5 months ago

No, the real answer is if criminal convictions barred you from office, it could be used as a political tool by corrupt politicians to prevent their opponents from running.

[–] HighElfMage 7 points 5 months ago

It's also a safeguard against the reigning power using bogus prosecutions against their opposition, like we see in many authoritarian states.