Should a politician who has been formerly convicted of a crime be allowed to run for office?
Should politicians with criminal convictions be allowed to run for public office?
The U.S. constitution does not prevent convicted felons from holding the office of the President or a seat in the Senate or House of Representatives. States may prevent convicted felons candidates from holding statewide and local offices.
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It Depends. If they have finished serving their sentence (for a minor crime (e.g., protesting)), then-Yes. However, if A. the crime was committed while in office & B. it was a felony, violent, financial, sexual, etc., crime, then-No. Still, we should disallow politicians that are OR get put under investigation for a crime, whether before OR while running for office.
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