David Todd McCarty on Nostr: There is a case to be made that Trump has disqualified himself by his criminal ...
There is a case to be made that Trump has disqualified himself by his criminal actions, and should therefore be barred from ever again holding public office. But beyond that, we need to recognize that running for President of the United States is not a constitutionally-protected right. Just because he has not been legally barred from doing so doesn’t mean the simple act of running grants him special privileges.
#Politics #Election #Rome #LawandOrder
https://medium.com/rome-magazine/trump-has-no-constitutional-right-to-run-for-president-c91ede33f587 
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