One thing I'm seeing proposed more and more as a prophylaxis against another Trump is to ban felons from holding public office.

And this might be an unpopular opinion, but I *hate* that plan.

Here's why.

First, I think people underestimate how many so-called felons we have in this country. The total population of people with a felony conviction in the US is larger than the population of Wisconsin. That's literally millions of people.
@theleftistlawyer TRUE.
TRUE. TRUE. Until I worked in a college I had no idea.