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Beastly Boy

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16. Not according to Politifacts

Reply to lees1975 (Reply #14)

Sun Mar 12, 2023, 09:33 AM

Mar 2023

Previous Supreme Court rulings hold that a state cannot prohibit indicted or convicted felons from running for federal office, and Congress cannot add qualifications to the office of president, said Derek Muller, a law professor at the University of Iowa.

https://www.politifact.com/article/2022/aug/09/can-donald-trump-run-president-if-convicted-removi/

I imagine this goes to the Constitution which (I forget where) states that federal laws prevail over state laws if there is a conflict between the two.

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