I Don’t Want a Convicted Felon for My President

by Summer D Clemenson | Jun 2, 2024 | Exclaim it!, Opinions

The world was different when The United States was created. Character was more important to most people; I still aspire to know people of good character and to be a person of high integrity but as a society we have become confused so I have to actually say I don’t want a convicted felon for my president. I am sure that when the Constitution was created, the writers never thought citizens of The United States would ever vote in a convicted felon, but they never saw 2024. In order to run for president The United States Constitution states that the following must be true about the candidate:

• Be a natural-born citizen of the United States
• Be at least 35 years old
• Have been resident of the United States for 14 years

Anyone that can prove these requirements to be true can declare their run for office. Once they have raised $5000 in campaign funds the candidate must register with the Federal Election Commission and name a principal campaign committee to raise and spend campaign funds.

I am not someone that wants to waste my time talking badly about someone. I don’t spread memes about people and I rarely talk about politics because I believe it brings out the worst in people, including me. But I do believe that DJT has proven some of the worst about our society. If you are male, white, rich, well connected and willing to do anything, you can have anything you want and never pay the consequences. I am dumbfounded by his followers.

The bible tells us what a good leader is. The bible tells us that you can’t worship money and God at the same time. Christians that are following DJT, or are being manipulated by church leaders that have been manipulated by DJT, are not reading their bibles. They are not hearing God. Church and State should be separate for a reason. Jesus did not like politics, just like He didn’t like Pharisees.

So what can you do? Whether you are a Christian or not, you can use your voice. You don’t have to be honorable to anyone or any higher power, but yourself if you don’t want a convicted felon to be your president, like I don’t.

“An amendment may be proposed by a two-thirds vote of both Houses of Congress, or, if two-thirds of the States request one, by a convention called for that purpose. The amendment must then be ratified by three-fourths of the State legislatures, or three-fourths of conventions called in each State for ratification.” The White House (.gov)

I have sent a simple message to my House Representatives and my Senator:

I do not want to have a president that is a convicted felon. Why is there not a rule against this when there are many jobs with less security responsibilities that do not allow convicted felons to apply? What are you going to do to fix this problem?

We don’t have to be rude. We don’t have to put anyone down. We do have to speak and we have to keep speaking until our representatives take us seriously. We voted them in. They work for us. It might take years but we have to start somewhere.

• Contact Your United States Senator at www.senate.gov/senators
• Contact Your House Representative at www.house.gov/representatives

Note: You might have any easier time finding your representatives by googling more personal information but these links are a start.

Most voters think with our pocketbooks. Many of us are thinking, when we are thinking about who to vote for, if we are better off now then when we were 4 years ago and in reality, how can you gauge that? The economy is so big and there are so many aspects that go into measuring that. I don’t believe that it is fair to judge any president when it comes to the economy because in a fair market, the president can’t control price. Besides money is not the only thing to think about when it comes to choosing a president. When it comes down to it, I don’t want a convicted felon having control of our military and access to our nuclear bombs or our relationships with other countries.

If you agree with me please use the information in this article to reach out to your appropriate representatives and tell them how you feel.

Read More:

• Constitutional requirements for presidential candidates by USA.gov staff, last updated February 22, 2024
• Directory of Representatives for United States House of Representatives
• Senators for the United States Senate
• The Constitution by The White House Staff

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My name is Summer. That is how you can call me. I hope that I am a blessing to you. I am not perfect. I will fall again. But I am forgiven. For anyone reading this that isn’t a Christian, unapologetically, I am a Christian, but I believe there is room for lots of beliefs and religions in the world. It is not my intent to offend people with different beliefs than I have and I would be open to open-minded conversations with no goals of changing anyone’s mind, but sharing information. If you are interested in becoming a Christian…Do you know Jesus? Do want the Holy Spirit to fill you and give you understanding and salvation? Ask Him. Want someone to pray with you? Contact me.

If you would like to know Jesus as your friend, but want to make this amazing commitment by yourself please pray something like this: Thank you Jesus that You are the Son of God, the God that created heaven and earth. Thank you Jesus that You came to earth in the form of a man so that You would be able to empathize with my humanity. Thank You that You did this in order to fulfill the promises You made at the foundation of the world. I realize that I am a sinner and do things that hurt myself and keep myself away from you. Thank You that You died for my sins so that You could defeat death and bring me into Your life. Please forgive me. I ask You to be Lord of my life. I ask you to heal my hurts and show me what my new life, empowered by You looks like. Thank You for Your mercy.