PHOENIX — Jacob Chansley, who may be better known as the “QAnon Shaman,” has filed a statement of interest to run for Arizona’s 8th Congressional District in Congress.
Chansley stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021 and pleaded guilty to obstruction of an official proceeding. He was originally sentenced in Nov. 2021 to 41 months in prison for his role in the Insurrection. He instead served about 27 months before being transferred to Phoenix in March 2023.
Chansley was described by prosecutors in his Jan. 6 trial as “the public face of the Capitol riot.” He stood out from the rioters who stormed the Capitol, shirtless with a horned headdress at the dais where Vice President Pence had been presiding at the certification of the 2020 election.
As a felony convict, Chansley can run but not vote in the election.
How the fuck is anyone associated with Jan 6th not banned from holding any government job?
He was convicted and along with jail sentences, bans from all government institutions should have been included.
…same goes for the shitty orange man once he’s convicted.
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As a convicted felon, he’s barred from voting, but he can still run for office. FFS
That part is confusing AF. Like, he’s lost his right to chose government officials but still has the right to become one? What the actual fuck?!
I think the logic is so politicians can’t just slap someone with a charge in a kangaroo court to block them from running as opposition.
Given how fucked up the
justicepunishment system is in this country, I can’t say I don’t agree with it, even if I hate it in situations like this.And that logic somehow doesn’t apply to the right to vote, which should never be removed ever.
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Insurrection act?
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How the fuck is anyone associated with Jan 6th not banned from holding any government job?
Murrika.
I’m pretty sure “obstructing an official proceeding” doesn’t and shouldn’t ban anyone from holding office. He also shouldn’t be banned from voting, but that is just a normal justice reform issue.
As a felony convict, Chansley can run but not vote in the election.
And this is all you need to know about American politics to understand why America is a fucking joke.
How can someone who commits treason and joins an insurrection swear an oath to the constitution?
Was he convicted of Treason anywhere? That should answer your question.
Wasn’t this the same traitor who complained about prison food being non-organic or something?
Holy fucking shit! I never looked closely at this guy or ever caught his name but I worked (briefly) with this piece of shit. He was fired after a couple of weeks for sleeping on the patio furniture in uniform in the middle of the sales floor.
And, was he good at his job??
He was ok with people but was usually crashing off of something and trying to find places to sleep during the day. At that time (2008/9-ish?) he just sort of gave off a weird hippie dude vibe and talked about the navy a lot.
It gets boring how the show runners come up with ideas that are crazier and crazier just to keep the people interested. They should just make the show end with a decent finale.
I get why this newsworthy, but can we not give this idiot our attention?
There aren’t 27 months between Nov. 2021 and March 2023. Unless they’re saying he was incarcerated earlier and that time served was credited against his sentence… Poorly written regardless.
Why does it look like he’s nutting in this photo?
