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Georgia Republican convicted in Jan. 6 riot walks out during televised congressional primary debate

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Which part?

The walking out of the debate, or a convicted criminal running for office?
Oops! Disregard, I definitely read the the title wrong.

I thought he was convicted.
 
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Oops! Disregard, I definitely read the the title wrong.

I thought he was convicted.
I thought he was convicted also. :) We both read the title wrong. How can convicts run for office? America (both the far-right and far-left) is falling apart. Any sign of patriotism that I have had in the 2000s is completely gone. Plus, patriotism is a form of idolatry, putting country above God. Can not wait until July 11th.
 
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I thought he was convicted also. :) We both read the title wrong.
He was convicted, but from before. He is a convict.
How can convicts run for office?
Great question. However, I'm not completely against it on principle alone. I can imagine a scenario where someone who was convicted of a crime learns their lesson or whatever and has something of value to offer as a representative of his community. Maybe there would need to be a "cooling off period" and maybe the type of crime they were convicted for might matter, but I wouldn't blanket ban a convict from running for office.
America (both the far-right and far-left) is falling apart. Any sign of patriotism that I have had in the 2000s is completely gone. Plus, patriotism is a form of idolatry, putting country above God.
I somewhat agree with this except for the motivations. "putting country above God" is a meaningless phrase to me, but I agree that rabid patriotism is off-putting. I don't see the point in having student pledge allegiance to the country every morning at school or singing the national anthem at sporting events and flying an American flag on non-government buildings and things like that. Seems a little weird.
Can not wait until July 11th.
what's July 11th?
 
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I thought he was convicted also. :) We both read the title wrong. How can convicts run for office? America (both the far-right and far-left) is falling apart. Any sign of patriotism that I have had in the 2000s is completely gone. Plus, patriotism is a form of idolatry, putting country above God. Can not wait until July 11th.
I don’t like far right or far left.
I agree completely.

Take care
 
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He was convicted, but from before. He is a convict.

Great question. However, I'm not completely against it on principle alone. I can imagine a scenario where someone who was convicted of a crime learns their lesson or whatever and has something of value to offer as a representative of his community. Maybe there would need to be a "cooling off period" and maybe the type of crime they were convicted for might matter, but I wouldn't blanket ban a convict from running for office.

I somewhat agree with this except for the motivations. "putting country above God" is a meaningless phrase to me, but I agree that rabid patriotism is off-putting. I don't see the point in having student pledge allegiance to the country every morning at school or singing the national anthem at sporting events and flying an American flag on non-government buildings and things like that. Seems a little weird.

what's July 11th?
Yeah, a cooling off period would work, but it would have to be sufficiently long (maybe 5-10 years after jail term ends). Hey, at least we both agree that patriotism is off-putting, even if we both have different reasons but arrive at the same conclusion. Hey, a Christian and an athiest agree. We are both brothers, bro.

July 11th is when Trump gets sentenced. :)

 
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Georgia 2nd Congressional District Primary Runoff
Wayne Johnson wins. AP race call at 4:23 p.m. on June 18, 2024.


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Wayne Johnson
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6,11965.2%

Chuck Hand
GOP
3,26634.8%
 
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