Although it remains a deeply impressive and important document, there are some undeniable defects with the Constitution of the United States. One of its most glaring errors is that while it sets out various qualifications to be President (he or she must be 35 years or older, must be born in the US, etc), it does not prevent a person convicted of a felony from being eligible to hold that office. This is a strange omission when one considers that the Constitution even makes it clear that there is no religious test for holding public office in the US (Article VI, Clause 3). Why then did a ‘criminal test’ not enter James Madison’s mind when he was drafting the Constitution between 1787 and 1789?
Trump’s second term?
This omission is now being much-discussed given all of the impending criminal trials that Donald Trump faces. Even if he was convicted and imprisoned, he would, if elected, still be able to hold the office of President for
