Jo Miran@lemmy.ml to U.S. News@beehaw.org · 9 months agoSupreme Court restores Trump to ballot, rejecting state attempts to ban him over Capitol attackapnews.comexternal-linkmessage-square25fedilinkarrow-up149arrow-down10cross-posted to: news@lemmy.worldpolitics@lemmy.world
arrow-up149arrow-down1external-linkSupreme Court restores Trump to ballot, rejecting state attempts to ban him over Capitol attackapnews.comJo Miran@lemmy.ml to U.S. News@beehaw.org · 9 months agomessage-square25fedilinkcross-posted to: news@lemmy.worldpolitics@lemmy.world
minus-squareMidnitte@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·9 months agoI was thinking in the abstract, without complicating it in the context of a corrupt Supreme Court. The ruling in the affirmative would have been troubling from many viewpoints. Should States bar people from ballots without a trial and conviction? What would be the limitations of that? It’s a can of worms I don’t think we have good answers for, however much we want Trump to be held accountable for his actions.
I was thinking in the abstract, without complicating it in the context of a corrupt Supreme Court.
The ruling in the affirmative would have been troubling from many viewpoints.
Should States bar people from ballots without a trial and conviction? What would be the limitations of that?
It’s a can of worms I don’t think we have good answers for, however much we want Trump to be held accountable for his actions.