Marine Le Pen banned from running in 2027 and given four-year sentence

Re:Marine Le Pen banned from running in 2027 and given four-... by voytec on Monday March 31, 2025 @03:26PM (#43538798)

> Separately, here in the U.S., I take issue with the fact that ex-felons are denied the right to vote.

You have a _CURRENT_ felon serving as POTUS.

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Re:Marine Le Pen banned from running in 2027 and given four-... by machomaster on Monday March 31, 2025 @06:35PM (#43540688)

Strawman. "right to vote" != "right to be elected"

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Re:Marine Le Pen banned from running in 2027 and given four-... by FireBeyond on Monday March 31, 2025 @07:14PM (#43541014)

Good thing Florida exempted Trump from their "convicted felons can't vote" laws, too, huh?

Oh, it's Trump, they said, well, yes, he has been convicted, but because a sentence has not been imposed or completed he's akshualllly not reallly a felon... yet.

All the inmates in Florida prisons whose sentences have not been completed were very surprised to learn they were still eligible to vote.

Except, no, this is just for Trump.

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Re:Marine Le Pen banned from running in 2027 and given four-... by darthrupert on Tuesday April 01, 2025 @12:59AM (#43543005)

We all know that American democracy is a sad broken joke, but this piece of news is about France, which seems to have a functioning one.

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