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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@9RJ6K3V9mos9MO
Yes, but only so long as their criminal history does not pose a conflict of interest with their position.
@92S6KXH3yrs3Y
Yes, so long as the crime does not pose a conflict of interest.
@92DD9S33yrs3Y
It depends on the severity of the crime, and whether they have finished serving their sentence.
@8YCQTZC3yrs3Y
It depends on what type of crime they committed.
@8WCW8XB4yrs4Y
It depends how bad the crime was
@8TYJGN54yrs4Y
Yes, so long as they have completed their sentence and the crime does not pose a conflict of interest with holding a public office.
@8T9SCRW4yrs4Y
Yes, so long as their crime does not pose a conflict of interest with holding office.
@9CDBKP72yrs2Y
It really depends if they can be proven guilty or not
@9BZQLTR2yrs2Y
they should have to take a test first to prove that they are sane
@9BZQJ6X2yrs2Y
Yes, as long as they did not commit it while in office, served their sentence and was not a felony, violent, financial or sexual crime.
It all depends what they did
@8ZVGZ993yrs3Y
Yeah if it was a less serious crime
@8PPLF2TNew Democratic4yrs4Y
No. unless that crime is a petty crime, such as shoplifting as a youth... Drug Dealers should not be allowed to become Leaders. in any office.
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