• Clinicallydepressedpoochie@lemmy.world
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    5 天前

    I think there are enough qualified people to be president in the all of 350 million in the states and that it’s OK if we disqualify people who’ve been convicted of a felony.

    I think democracy would survive if not thrive.

    Honestly, if we are going that far I say just do away with the president role all together. Democracies do fine with out this symbolic position.

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      5 天前

      So, you know how Erdogan recently threw bogus charges at a candidate and revoked the guy’s degree to make him ineligible? That’s why banning people with criminal records isn’t a good idea; the current government can just bar the opposition from running.