Comment on Can a person who is a convicted felon/ rapist even get nominated for the Nobel Peace Price? Extra points if you can ELI5 that.

db2@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

• 667@lemmy.radio ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  In the US at least, the constitutional requirements for being elected to the presidency do not prevent felons from being elected, and there are good arguments for this. A weaponized judicial system can be used to oust or prevent political opponents from gaining the presidency.

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  • prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Yeah, we’re just supposed to have an informed populace and a functioning electoral college to prevent the actual bad criminals from taking control.

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  • FreedomAdvocate@lemmy.net.au ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    A weaponized judicial system can be used to oust or prevent political opponents from gaining the presidency.

    Literally what the last 4 years were all about for the Democrats lol.

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    • 667@lemmy.radio ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      There is a lot to be said for the differences here.

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      • FreedomAdvocate@lemmy.net.au ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        Not really.

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• Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Funnily enough, he DOES qualify for a jail cell. 34 times actually.

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  • aeternum@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    If there were any justice in the world, it would be significantly higher than 34.

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• P00ptart@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  It’s almost a prerequisite now.

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