Donald Trump was convicted on felony charges. Will he go to prison?
Donald Trump was convicted on felony charges. Will he go to prison?
Trump was convicted of falsifying business records, a class E felony which is punishable by a fine, probation or up to four years in prison.
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Possibly, but why allow the possibility in the first place? The idea was that the voters and electors would ultimately decide
Because he did crimes? Voters don't decide whether people go to prison for crimes (unless they are on the jury, I suppose).
But a government that potentially is nefariously attempting to block a candidate shouldn't be able to bar someone from being elected.
eg. An English loyalist blocks George Washington from being president by fraudulently getting him convicted of a felony; is that a reasonable thing we should have codified in the Constitution?
Do I want trump to be elected? Hell no. I also don't feel like we should go down the road where a political opponent can block someone from running illegitimately, either.
eg. An English loyalist blocks George Washington from being president by fraudulently getting him convicted of a felony; is that a reasonable thing we should have codified in the Constitution?
An English loyalist that can prove beyond reasonable doubt, as judged by 12 peers which George Washington can help select...
A felon can be elected, but committing felonies should have consequences, for example it being more difficult to get elected.
12 peers can be coerced. If he still runs the rest of the country should be sufficient to not vote for him if he is undeserving of being elected. In theory it should be more difficult just by way of having more scrutiny into the type of person he is to the voters.
But a government that potentially is nefariously attempting to block a candidate shouldn't be able to bar someone from being elected.
No conviction short of insurrection would disqualify him from running for office and being elected.
Many candidates have won election for president while never even leaving their house to campaign. Trump would unfortunately be in a better position than anybody to win the election from inside a prison cell.
We did already.
And they should again.
Exactly, which is why his paying for the catch and kill proves your own point.