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To: HomerBohn
The constitution says what qualifies a person for the office and I don't think a law or regulation can add strings to that. Any other office not specifically articulated in the constitution, yes. President, no.

That said, it ought to disqualify her in the eyes of any sane voter. So should he pay-to-play "charity" money laundering operation. So should her Banghazi lies. So should her lighting the middle east on fire and helping to create the power vacuum that gave us ISIS. I could go on.

It's scandalous that she's even able to walk in public without people turning their backs on her.

62 posted on 08/15/2016 8:35:24 AM PDT by pepsi_junkie (ui)
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To: pepsi_junkie

That’s exactly right. The only qualifications for the Presidency are those explicitly listed in the Constitution, and the Supreme Court has invariably struck down all others. Congress does not have the power to pass laws which impose further limits on the Presidency. To the extent that Congress attempts to do so, such laws are facially unconstitutional. So these laws only apply to other government officials. It’s up to the voters to decide whether a person who has broken laws (whether or not a conviction has yet occurred) should still be elected as President.


67 posted on 08/15/2016 10:01:32 AM PDT by dpwiener
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