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[–] Numenor@lemmy.world 12 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Trump can’t work for a casino in Illinois or a vet in Indiana, in pest control in North Carolina, he can’t sell a car in Mississippi, or work in any healthcare setting in Virginia.

Even in New York, if he wanted a real estate brokers license, he would need permission from the secretary of state.

In Florida, he can’t be a firefighter or legally tend bar at his Mar-a-Lago compound; Florida law prohibits bars from employing bartenders who have been convicted of a felony within five yea

[–] phoenixz@lemmy.ca 2 points 5 months ago (2 children)

None of those jobs should exclude ex convicts. The president is a job that should.

[–] zalgotext@sh.itjust.works 4 points 5 months ago

The voting populace should be smart enough to not vote in a convicted felon in most cases, but it shouldn't exclude you from running. Else felony convictions could be used as a political tool to bar your opponents from running.

[–] GlendatheGayWitch@lemmy.world 4 points 5 months ago (1 children)

That would lead to false charges against political opponents or lead to laws that declare certain things as a felony to prevent certain populations from office.

[–] phoenixz@lemmy.ca 1 points 2 months ago

Good point on the unintended side effects rules can have