Certainly not. If morals were part of the constitution, then Trump would have been impeached or simply barred from running based on the Hollywood access tape alone, only for knowingly making advances on a married woman. No one is perfect.
Be careful in what you wish for, as to make sure it can't be used against you in a way that you didn't intend.
And that's before talking about the vagueness of being recognized "guilty" of morally dubious but lawful behavior... Who's gonna give the verdict? The court of public opinion? That's already the case, and the media is a terrible lawyer for you. A constitutional amendment that somehow restricts access to office for morally dubious but lawful behavior is a massive can of worms.
That's the thing: who's gonna judge your morals and allow or forbid you to run? Other people's morals? That's not equal rights under the Constitution.
The broader issue isn't even about morals, it's about trying to push forbiddings against individuals as an amendment in the Constitution. That's asinine, as the amendments are meant to make the government recognize the citizen's rights and forbid it from treading on them. At worst, restricting and punishing people, that's the job of the law, and even there, punishing someone for lawful behavior is also asinine. And making consensual sexual acts punishable offenses sounds all kind of wrong to me as well as ripe for abuse.
On this one, you won't make me budge: barring Kamala Harris by law or Constitutional amendment to run for office for whoring herself out isn't something you want as a citizen. (Other reasons making it so she can't run are different matters altogether and outside the scope of this specific comment thread.)
An Amendment can certainly be arranged pertaining to moral turpitude.....
Certainly not. If morals were part of the constitution, then Trump would have been impeached or simply barred from running based on the Hollywood access tape alone, only for knowingly making advances on a married woman. No one is perfect.
Be careful in what you wish for, as to make sure it can't be used against you in a way that you didn't intend.
And that's before talking about the vagueness of being recognized "guilty" of morally dubious but lawful behavior... Who's gonna give the verdict? The court of public opinion? That's already the case, and the media is a terrible lawyer for you. A constitutional amendment that somehow restricts access to office for morally dubious but lawful behavior is a massive can of worms.
That's the thing: who's gonna judge your morals and allow or forbid you to run? Other people's morals? That's not equal rights under the Constitution.
The broader issue isn't even about morals, it's about trying to push forbiddings against individuals as an amendment in the Constitution. That's asinine, as the amendments are meant to make the government recognize the citizen's rights and forbid it from treading on them. At worst, restricting and punishing people, that's the job of the law, and even there, punishing someone for lawful behavior is also asinine. And making consensual sexual acts punishable offenses sounds all kind of wrong to me as well as ripe for abuse.
On this one, you won't make me budge: barring Kamala Harris by law or Constitutional amendment to run for office for whoring herself out isn't something you want as a citizen. (Other reasons making it so she can't run are different matters altogether and outside the scope of this specific comment thread.)