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[–] Roundcat@kbin.social 9 points 1 year ago (4 children)

I think this would be a very hard thing to enforce safely, at least in the context the lawyers say the 14th amendment is actionable. If someone like a governor or hell a county clerk were to raise an objection and attempt to prevent Trump's name from appearing on the ballots, they might have the authority to do so, but there would be challenges all the way up the chain, and pressure from voters and civilians to keep his name up, likely through threat of violence if we follow the same pattern as the 2020 elections and the insurrection.

At this point, do we risk the possibility of Trump getting a second term, or take that possibility off the table but put ourselves in another possible insurrection attempt?

[–] elscallr@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

The smart move? Register Republican and vote for third party candidates en masse in the primary. Then throw your vote to whichever useless slug lands in the D column on your general ticket.

[–] p_diablo@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

I wish i didn't agree with this so thoroughly.

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