This kind of thing seems to have become a trend lately. Consider Brazil, Romania, Türkiye, now France, and although not the US, it wasn't for lack of trying. Which opens up a larger question about judicial overreach. I'd like to read your thoughts about whether all this is healthy for democracy (it would seem not), necessary (personally, I'd say yes in Romania and no in Türkiye), and whether you can even separate the legal question from partisanship in the first place.
The (somewhat) parallel case of Donald Trump gives a warning of what happens when a political criminal is allowed to run for office
This kind of thing seems to have become a trend lately. Consider Brazil, Romania, Türkiye, now France, and although not the US, it wasn't for lack of trying. Which opens up a larger question about judicial overreach. I'd like to read your thoughts about whether all this is healthy for democracy (it would seem not), necessary (personally, I'd say yes in Romania and no in Türkiye), and whether you can even separate the legal question from partisanship in the first place.