Can Traitors Run for State Governorship, As Long As They Haven’t Yet Been Convicted?

Of course.  Take the case of Ryan Kelley, pictured on right, who organized militias and stormed the Capitol. Now he’s running for governor of Michigan.

I was about to write a post to the effect that domestic terrorists don’t make good gubernatorial candidates.  Then I realized that treason is not the deal-breaker it used to be when Julius and Ethyl Rosenburg died in the electric chair in 1953 for having plotted against the U.S. government.