Trump’s indictment plus candidacy could endanger democracy and the rule of law

floridafan said:
It's interesting that many of the witnesses in the documents case are trumps own people, so forget about blaming Democrats. Secondly there is a legal provision that if trump were to be convicted he could no longer run for office. The prosecutors chose not to include that provision in the indictment.
You cant blame democrats, they didn't take the papers and refuse to return them.
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What provision is that?
 
NiftyNiblick said:
I'm not sure what British Petroleum said,
but our poorly written constitution
endangered democracy and the rule of law
from the very outset

by creating the most inefficient and inexplicably convoluted form of government
on the face of this planet,
both then at its inception
right up until today.

There have been cocaine-driven military juntas
that were more orderly and sensible
that that which our framers conceived
as their new concept for creating a new nation.
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It was intentionally written to be neither a democracy or efficient.
 
floridafan said:
......Secondly there is a legal provision that if trump were to be convicted he could no longer run for office. The prosecutors chose not to include that provision in the indictment.
You cant blame democrats, they didn't take the papers and refuse to return them.
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I don't think such a legal provision exists. Since the Constitution does not list that as a qualification for president the law cannot add to those requirements.
 
BidenPresident said:
America’s institutions have been attacked repeatedly over the past half-dozen years, thanks principally to the conduct and actions of Donald Trump.

The next 18 months could further undermine confidence in democracy and the rule of law as the former president seeks a return to the White House while defending himself against federal and state criminal charges.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/nati...-indictment-candidacy-democracy-institutions/
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What time would it start?
 
Flash said:
I don't think such a legal provision exists. Since the Constitution does not list that as a qualification for president the law cannot add to those requirements.
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You still cannot blame Democrats for this indictment, and others to come. In this case all trump would have to do was to return the documents. Not only did he refuse, but lied about them as well. Its his problem and no one else's.
 
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