@flutergork @georgetakei just to play devils advocate here. I am in no way comparing the two in any way other then the way presented. Nelson Mandela was serving a life sentence in prison. All an incumbent would need to do was make whatever your leading opponent was doing a felony and you’d never face opposition. It’s a nuanced issue.

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He is an adjudicated seditionist, which constitutionally means he cannot be president unless a supermajority of congress say he can (A14) . But SCOTUS used quasi-legal sophistry to invert the plain meaning of the amendment, so a supermajority, or new legislation, would be required to *block* his presidency. Having declared “black is white” leaves the constitution (& the 14th Amdmnt) free to be runover on the next zebra crossing (e.g. allowing Musk to become president…)