Convicted felon Donald Trump (I may never get tired of those words) is prohibited from voting for President in his home state of Florida.
But in an indication that our law is an ass, being a convicted felon is not a barrier to running for president. Presumably the founders never envisaged that their beloved Republic would sink so low that anyone could possibly vote for an unrepentant criminal.
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