Prominent conservative legal scholars are increasingly raising a constitutional argument that 2024 Republican candidate Donald Trump should be barred from the presidency because of his actions to overturn the previous presidential election result.

  • SheeEttin@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    That too, but note that it doesn’t say “convicted”. There is no requirement for conviction.

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      1 year ago

      So I can just accuse somebody and they’re barred from running?

      A conviction means a process was followed, evidence was weighed, arguments pro and con were considered.