• shalafi@lemmy.world
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    6 months ago

    The Constitution clearly lays out the qualifications for POTUS. You can’t make legislation that overrides it.

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      6 months ago

      The 2nd Amendment clearly says that the right to own guns can’t be restricted and they passed legislation restricting it.

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        6 months ago

        No, the 2nd Amendment clearly says that the right to own guns is for the purpose of a well-regulated militia. The courts are the ones who interpreted that to mean every citizen [1, Heller]. And the courts also are the ones who have afforded such State restriction legislation as being Constitutional [1, Cruikshank].

        In any case, it would likely require an amendment to the Constitution to directly change the qualifications for being President.

        [1] - https://supreme.justia.com/cases-by-topic/gun-rights/