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Which part?Good.
Oops! Disregard, I definitely read the the title wrong.Which part?
The walking out of the debate, or a convicted criminal running for office?
I thought he was convicted also.Oops! Disregard, I definitely read the the title wrong.
I thought he was convicted.
He was convicted, but from before. He is a convict.I thought he was convicted also.We both read the title wrong.
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.How can convicts run 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.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.
what's July 11th?Can not wait until July 11th.
I don’t like far right or far left.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.
Thank you.I don’t like far right or far left.
I agree completely.
Take care
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.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?
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