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[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (9 children)

I read recently he can’t pronounce words more than 4 syllables anymore, that’s why he won’t attempt a public debate with Biden.

Dumb question from a non US citizen: can he still run now that he’s a convicted felon? There must be states where it’s eliminatory, right? Could the Supreme Court reverse a State decision?

[–] [email protected] 20 points 2 months ago (7 children)

Yes he can run, but if he can't get it overturned on appeal I'm time then he won't be able to vote in the election he's running in.

The founding fathers didn't idiot-proof the Constitution enough, and trying to amend it is a complicated nightmare that could open it up to all kinds of insanity in the modern political ecosystem.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (2 children)

He can vote. He was convicted in New York not Florida.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

From what I've seen, Florida's voting law that if a Florida resident is convicted of a crime in another state that would prevent them from voting based on that states voting laws, then they are not allowed to vote in Florida.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago

And New York would allow him to vote.

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