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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@B2G39Z95mos5MO
I think post politicians are already committing crimes anyway and the media and gov hides it. No matter my opinion it will still happen
@9NXW9RJ 12mos12MO
dependent upon the severity of the crime committed, those who are not convicted of serious crimes or felonies should be allowed to run for office
@B2YCKZG4mos4MO
This appears to be directly target at DJT. Would the conditions of the prosecution be relevant to the conviction? Does "I Stand With" affirm that the prosecution of DJT was fair and impartial?
@99MPVVB2yrs2Y
depending on the crime committed
@93BZPZ53yrs3Y
It should depend on the nature of the crime and the status of their sentence.
@8V5DRBN4yrs4Y
Yes, as long as they have been successfully rehabilitated and have served their sentence.
@8S8MGLL4yrs4Y
Yes as long as they have finished serving their sentence and it was not a horrifically violent crime, financial, or sexual.
I think a criminal should be aloud to run for office as long as the crime wasn’t something major like rape, murder, or corruption.
@juice13674yrs4Y
It depends on the crime. Petty theft, no. Murder, yes. Rape, yes. Any serious crime that shows mental imbalance or lack of conscience/ empathy etc (basically showing theyre a bad person) should not be in office. It should be filled by patriotic mentally healthy good people who can set good examples of what it means to be a good person with morales that truly cares about our country and people, not their pockets.
@8PHJXWR5yrs5Y
Yes as long as they have finished serving their sentence, the crime was not committed while in office, and the crime was not violent or sexual.
@8P4VRRP5yrs5Y
Yes, but depends on the charges.
@8LT3PFX5yrs5Y
Depends on the felony. I think everyone deserves a second chance but if the person starts falling back into bad habits they should be removed from their position if elected.
This is a complicated topic. While I would like to say yes if the crime was violent or sexual in nature, however this country already has a history of using arrest on felony cases as part of voter suppression so it could be a system too easily taken advantage of against political opponents.
@8DR7NS25yrs5Y
So long as the person has repented, served their sentence, is striving to be better.
@8DTTZ2N5yrs5Y
Yes, as long it is not certain crimes.
@8C76L985yrs5Y
Yes, depending on how bad the crime is
@9BY7KPK2yrs2Y
Depends on the crime committed and if it was recent
@9BBLPSH2yrs2Y
Yes. If it was a recent crime, they need to have finished serving their sentence, however, you should not judge someone based on something they did 10 years ago. If they commit a felony, violent, financial, or sexual crime while running for or serving in office, they should be suspended and put on trial.
@99XMCR82yrs2Y
@98MFNNB2yrs2Y
Depends on how they turned around from there mistakes and how bad the crime was
@8HF5CD95yrs5Y
Depends on the crime and what sentence they served if any
@8G4BB7N5yrs5Y
Yes, as long as it was not a violent or sexual crime, and it has been 10 years with a clean record since they finished serving their sentence
@8FF2VH4Libertarian5yrs5Y
Yes, as long as the crime is disclosed and court records are readily available
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