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Why Bolsonaro Was Barred in Brazil but Trump Can Run in the U.S. (www.nytimes.com)

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[–] NeoAgain@feddit.nl 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

In a democracy, the voters are called the highest power.

Brasil's law protects the voters.

Usa's law protects the ones who have misused their power, regardless how criminal.

[–] SubArcticTundra@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago

But surely couldn't the argument be made that since all political power comes from the voters (in theory), they deserve to be the ultimate judge is whether someone is illegible for office or not?