The ruling reveals a readiness on the part of many to put policy preferences ahead of legal integrity, which says a lot about the state of our politics today.
The battleground state of Wisconsin was won by former President Donald Trump early on Wednesday morning,
Giving him the 270 electoral votes he needed to win the presidency. Harris, the vice president, received 224 electoral votes.
A troubling precedent is created when a convicted felon is elected president, implying that criminal records may no longer be a barrier to public service.
This was shown in 2008 when Senator Ted Stevens of Alaska was elected to office despite having been convicted of seven felonies;
He lost his reelection and resigned in January 2009. Although Stevens’ situation was already worrisome,
