• darth_helmet@sh.itjust.works
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    1 year ago

    They should be the same, really. Democracy’s core principle is that people are equal. If you’re eligible to vote, you should be eligible to hold office.

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      I’m fine with felons voting, even from prison. I’m not fine with felons holding the highest office in the government.

      • Quokka@quokk.au
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        1 year ago

        I’m fine with someone convicted of having some drugs on them or getting an abortion in the holding the highest office.

        Illegal is not a character judgement.