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I've been wondering if there would be jurors who were simply to afraid, anxious to serve on the jury. They may be afraid of retribution.
Who could blame them?
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I've been wondering if there would be jurors who were simply to afraid, anxious to serve on the jury. They may be afraid of retribution.
If I were questioned as to whether I could be impartial-- oh boy- Trump would get an earful from me as to what I think of him with a resounding No- I could not be impartial and given just a limited amount of time I would just let him have it-- that said, I would not want to be on that jury--- even if I could be impartial--- i would never feel safe.I've been wondering if there would be jurors who were simply to afraid, anxious to serve on the jury. They may be afraid of retribution.
Who could blame them?
Yikes, that's... a lot.Read Max Azzarello manifesto about lighting himself on fire at Trump trial
The man was torched himself outside the Manhattan courthouse wrote a detailed letter beforehand.www.newsweek.com
If I was a potential juror, I would say what some have said, too nervous etc.If I were questioned as to whether I could be impartial-- oh boy- Trump would get an earful from me as to what I think of him with a resounding No- I could not be impartial and given just a limited amount of time I would just let him have it-- that said, I would not want to be on that jury--- even if I could be impartial--- i would never feel safe.
That is a huge failing in our constitution: that a convicted felon could be elected presidentThey would have to change the constitution which is no easy task.
There is no provision in the constitution regarding criminality, as long as the POTUS is at least 35 years of age, a natural born citizen and a U.S. resident for at least 14 years they are good to go.
“It’s pretty widely accepted that the list of qualifications in the Constitution is exclusive — that is, Congress or states can’t add qualifications to those listed in the Constitution”
Can a convicted felon become a U.S. president?
Convicted felons can be elected to Congress too, even if they are in prison.
Our votes are powerful.
Matthew Lyon ran for Congress from prison in 1798 and won. He took his seat in Congress after serving four months in prison for “libeling” President John Adams.
The house had a vote to expel him but failed.
I wish I could answer your question- I only know this: he has upended our country in ways I could have never imagined. It is beyond comprehension and beyond my understanding.OK, I simply HAVE to find a way to understand this. And asking people in this forum might be my only chance to do so.
Why is Donald Trump such a big deal that someone chose to set themselves on fire outside a courthouse where he is due to go on trial?
I think of the most polarising political figures I can think of in my country (and only ones non-britons might have actually heard of): Boris Johnson and Nigel Farage (on the right) or Jeremy Corbyn and George Galloway (on the left). No matter how much vitriol there is towards any of the aforementioned political figures there is in our media or general political discourse, I guarantee no-one is going to set fire to themselves because of them!
Why is Trump either so hated. or loved? Can't you just... vote for someone else? Or endorse your candidate in a healthy way that doesn't end up with dead people in the capitol building on January 6th? What is it about this man that drives so many people mad in so many different ways?!
MAKE AMERICA SANE AGAIN!
JMO IMO and all of that
I don't want to be the stereotypical patronising British person politely and calmly telling everyone to just "Keep calm and carry on" but it's the only thing I can think to do!I wish I could answer your question- I only know this: he has upended our country in ways I could have never imagined. It is beyond comprehension and beyond my understanding.
OK, I simply HAVE to find a way to understand this. And asking people in this forum might be my only chance to do so.
Why is Donald Trump such a big deal that someone chose to set themselves on fire outside a courthouse where he is due to go on trial?
I think of the most polarising political figures I can think of in my country (and only ones non-britons might have actually heard of): Boris Johnson and Nigel Farage (on the right) or Jeremy Corbyn and George Galloway (on the left). No matter how much vitriol there is towards any of the aforementioned political figures there is in our media or general political discourse, I guarantee no-one is going to set fire to themselves because of them!
Why is Trump either so hated. or loved? Can't you just... vote for someone else? Or endorse your candidate in a healthy way that doesn't end up with dead people in the capitol building on January 6th? What is it about this man that drives so many people mad in so many different ways?!
MAKE AMERICA SANE AGAIN!
JMO IMO and all of that
OK, I simply HAVE to find a way to understand this. And asking people in this forum might be my only chance to do so.
Why is Donald Trump such a big deal that someone chose to set themselves on fire outside a courthouse where he is due to go on trial?
I think of the most polarising political figures I can think of in my country (and only ones non-britons might have actually heard of): Boris Johnson and Nigel Farage (on the right) or Jeremy Corbyn and George Galloway (on the left). No matter how much vitriol there is towards any of the aforementioned political figures there is in our media or general political discourse, I guarantee no-one is going to set fire to themselves because of them!
Why is Trump either so hated. or loved? Can't you just... vote for someone else? Or endorse your candidate in a healthy way that doesn't end up with dead people in the capitol building on January 6th? What is it about this man that drives so many people mad in so many different ways?!
MAKE AMERICA SANE AGAIN!
JMO IMO and all of that
I think the answer to your very first question is simply because this man was mentally ill.OK, I simply HAVE to find a way to understand this. And asking people in this forum might be my only chance to do so.
Why is Donald Trump such a big deal that someone chose to set themselves on fire outside a courthouse where he is due to go on trial?
I think of the most polarising political figures I can think of in my country (and only ones non-britons might have actually heard of): Boris Johnson and Nigel Farage (on the right) or Jeremy Corbyn and George Galloway (on the left). No matter how much vitriol there is towards any of the aforementioned political figures there is in our media or general political discourse, I guarantee no-one is going to set fire to themselves because of them!
Why is Trump either so hated. or loved? Can't you just... vote for someone else? Or endorse your candidate in a healthy way that doesn't end up with dead people in the capitol building on January 6th? What is it about this man that drives so many people mad in so many different ways?!
MAKE AMERICA SANE AGAIN!
JMO IMO and all of that
I agree. And I think he wanted to get his manifesto out to the masses, which he did. But it didn't make much sense to me.I think the answer to your very first question is simply because this man was mentally ill.
I don't want to be the stereotypical patronising British person politely and calmly telling everyone to just "Keep calm and carry on" but it's the only thing I can think to do!