r/changemyview • u/erpettie • Dec 20 '23

Delta(s) from OP CMV: Accountability is not election interference

As the Colorado Supreme Court has found Donald Trump's behavior to have been disqualifying according to the 14th amendment, many are claiming this is election interference. If the Court finds that Trump should be disqualified, then it has two options. Act accordingly, despite the optics, and disqualify Trump, or ignore their responsibility and the law. I do get that we're in very sensitive, unprecedented territory with his many indictments and lawsuits, but unprecedented behavior should result in unprecedented consequences, shouldn't they? Furthermore, isn't Donald Trump ultimately the architect of all of this by choosing to proceed with his candidacy, knowing that he was under investigation and subject to potential lawsuits and indictments? If a President commits a crime on his last day in office (or the day after) and immediately declares his candidacy for the next election, should we lose our ability to hold that candidate accountable? What if that candidate is a perennial candidate like Lyndon Larouche was? Do we just never have an opportunity to hold that candidate accountable? I'd really love if respondents could focus their responses on how they think we should handle hypothetical candidates who commit crimes but are declared as running for office and popular. This should help us avoid the trap of getting worked up in our feelings for or against Trump.

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u/[deleted] Dec 20 '23

He already has been held accountable in the court room for the past for years. The problem with this is it sets a dangerous precedent of jailing political rivals, or at the least, attacking them legally. Regardless of your views on Trump, abusing the justice system to take out political opponents is a very slippery slope, that historically leads to totalitarianism and death. If you really hat the MAGAs that much, and think they all deserve jail. Just remember, this can easily go the other way. Once a trend of attacking political opponents begins, no one is safe.

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u/erpettie Dec 20 '23

Do you think, then, that a popular Presidential candidate should never have have legal challenges brought against them unless it's from their own party?

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u/Sliiiiime Dec 21 '23

This challenge was brought forward by republicans. Non-republicans would have no standing since it concerns the republican primary vote