Joker@sh.itjust.works to politics @lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 day agoTrump’s criminal conviction won’t stop him from getting security clearance as presidenttheconversation.comexternal-linkmessage-square8fedilinkarrow-up1190arrow-down14
arrow-up1186arrow-down1external-linkTrump’s criminal conviction won’t stop him from getting security clearance as presidenttheconversation.comJoker@sh.itjust.works to politics @lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 day agomessage-square8fedilink
minus-squarehitmyspot@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up38·1 day agoAlthough it should have ruined his eligibility to be elected. Failing that, his party should have kept him off the ballot. Failing that, it should have ruined his ability to campaign. Failing that it should have meant he was deemed a poor candidate and received few votes. Yet here we are with rapists, crooks and fearmongers in control of government with the safeguards removed.
minus-squareradiohead37@lemmynsfw.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up12·1 day agoThe system has failed. The founding fathers are rolling in their graves.
Although it should have ruined his eligibility to be elected.
Failing that, his party should have kept him off the ballot.
Failing that, it should have ruined his ability to campaign.
Failing that it should have meant he was deemed a poor candidate and received few votes.
Yet here we are with rapists, crooks and fearmongers in control of government with the safeguards removed.
The system has failed. The founding fathers are rolling in their graves.