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I didn’t want to side track another thread but the question came up. I thought the constraints on eligibility for the office were set up by the Constitution only. It was my understanding that there were no limitations placed on a felon assuming the office if elected. Am I wrong?
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Constitutionally I see no restriction as to Convicted Felon running for POTUS, https://recordinglaw.com/can-a-convicted-felon-run-for-president/
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Yes..2 requirements.
35 years old and natural born.
Actually, Bidet can not legally be the POTUS according to the Constitution of the Republic.
Ecc 10:2 The heart of the wise inclines to the right, but that of a fool to the left.
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Jaguartx is correct. You would be amazed in how many county sheriffs are convicted felons.
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Yes but the question remains can a felon , in prison hold office? That has never been adjudicated.
Decades of voting for the lesser of two evils has gotten us just that.....
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I expect the object may be to convict and jail Trump in order to get him dead.
I expect he will be found guilty and jailed which would be him again being the first and setting precedence among past presidents.
Remember what the Dimocommmies say, "No one is above the LAR."
Hes putting the Elephant's trunk under the DNC Tent, getting things ready for Slick Willey and the Zero.
As Q said years ago, When we are finished Obama will claim Kenyan citizenship to avoid prosecution.
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Article II of the Constitution spells out the requirements for POTUS and it does not mention anything about a conviction for anything being disqualifying. If they want it to be disqualifying then it would require amending the Constitution. Period.
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Looks like Q may be going to get another lucky Quincidence.
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We have one in office now……just not convicted yet! memtb
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Last edited by jaguartx; 04/07/23.
Ecc 10:2 The heart of the wise inclines to the right, but that of a fool to the left.
A Nation which leaves God behind is soon left behind.
"The Lord never asked anyone to be a tax collector, lowyer, or Redskins fan".
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We have one in office now……just not convicted yet! memtb And he never will be the way this country is currently operating.
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I expect the object may be to convict and jail Trump in order to get him dead.
I expect he will be found guilty and jailed which would be him again being the first and setting precedence among past presidents. Wait a minute, I thought he was still the President?? Are the patriots not in control any more??
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He actually is though he has been denied his win. An election challenge that is actually tried will prove it. That’s why no court yet has accepted a challenge of the fraudulent results. They know where it would lead and they’re scared to go there.
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Yes but the question remains can a felon , in prison hold office? That has never been adjudicated. That wasn't the question, prison wasn't mentioned. And won't happen.
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Actually, Bidet can not legally be the POTUS according to the Constitution of the Republic. Do tell.
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He actually is though he has been denied his win. An election challenge that is actually tried will prove it. That’s why no court yet has accepted a challenge of the fraudulent results. They know where it would lead and they’re scared to go there. You would not have found a single one of those judges on the bridge between Lexington and Concord...We have a governor that wouldn't have been there either.
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Jaguartx is correct. You would be amazed in how many county sheriffs are convicted felons. Name one! I ask this because no convicted felon can possess a gun!
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How many politicians are criminals? 99% of them drag down the others.
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