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Should a politician, who has been formerly convicted of a crime, be allowed to run for 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. Individuals who have been convicted of sedition, seditious conspiracy, treason, conspiracy to defraud the United States or selling information on national defense may not run for federal office. Cities and States may prevent convicted felons from holding statewide and local offices.

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 @9RJL8JP  from Ohio  answered…11mos11MO

No, if the crime was a felony, violent, sexual assault, serious financial crime, treason, sedition/conspiracy, defrauding the government; or, if committed while in office at any level; and/or if they are currently under investigation for any of the above.

 @9GMN9W4  from Minnesota  answered…2yrs2Y

It depends on the crime. If the crime shows a bias against a certain group of people---such as a hate crime---no, said candidate shouldn't be able to run for office.

 @93WTZ29 from Washington  answered…3yrs3Y

Depends on the crime lol

 @92HYJC7 from Washington  answered…3yrs3Y

Yes, as long as it was not a sexual, domestic violence, or hate crime

 @8VWKLLH from Minnesota  answered…4yrs4Y

Yes, as long as the crime was not a felony, violent, financial, or sexual crime or if it were committed while in office. On top of that, if a potential candidate is under investigation, they should be banned from running for public office; if the politician is in office when a crime is committed or an investigation begins to prove a felony, violent, financial, or sexual crime was committed they should either leave office completely or be held out of office and duties temporarily taken up by the next power in line.

 @8R5GDHG from Tennessee  answered…4yrs4Y

As long as it not things like hate crimes, rape,murder,tax fraud, robbery, and embezzlement

 @8PPBSVP from Texas  answered…5yrs5Y

No, however if given the chance we should instead abolish the government

 @8PC975Y from Arizona  answered…5yrs5Y

Yes, as long they address their crime and keep the promises.

 @9D33G69 from Maryland  answered…2yrs2Y

Yes, as long as it was not a felony, violent, financial, sexual crime, or done while in political office.

 @98B9FMPSocialist from Virginia  answered…2yrs2Y

Yes, if it was a crime related to politics or government

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