• TommySoda@lemmy.world
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    But as much as I hate Trump and think he should not be put on the ballot and should definitely be in prison, I do see how removing someone from the ballot could be a bad thing. In my opinion all it would do is set a precedent for removing people from the ballot just because they don’t like them. Is that why states are trying to remove Trump? Probably not. But if this is allowed I can clearly see other states trying to remove Biden from the ballot (If they haven’t tried already). And eventually it would just be another way for politicians to exercise this dick measuring contest they love so much by just removing each other from the ballot any reason they can think of. They already do absolutely batshit crazy things like gerrymandering to get votes. This would just turn into another version of voter suppression.

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        But let’s be honest here. Republicans are doing a speed run to impeach Biden so they can do the whole “SeE?! He WaS iMpEaChEd ToO!”

        While it’s simple for us normal people to understand that one crime doesn’t pale in comparison to the other “crime”, for the alt right, they aren’t going for fair. They are going for power by any means necessary.

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        Yes and I agree with you. Trump does not belong on the ballot. But you and I know for a fact that this is just going to give people an excuse to try and remove people from the ballot out of revenge. Trump and his followers attempted an insurrection so we all know how far they would go. You really think they wouldn’t just try and remove opponents from the ballot because they want to?

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          I’m not really sure what point you’re making, but really do appreciate the documentary shared.

          I look at this in the same way that I deal with dementia patients. Oh wow, that’s very interesting, hey I think “price is right” is on TV, let’s get you to the couch, and I’ll go get your lunch.

          Why are we letting illogical opinion carry the same weight as tenured legal expertise and documented objective evidence?