• m0darn@lemmy.ca
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    5 months ago

    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.

    • sanosuke001@lemmynsfw.com
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      5 months ago

      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.