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@ISIDEWITHQuestionselections8yrs ago

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. States may prevent convicted felons candidates from holding statewide and local offices.

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 @9WXBPV8from Alberta  answered…6mos6MO

depends on the severity of the crime if they were convicted of rape sex or embezzelement for example then no

 @9NQ7C65from Alberta  answered…11mos11MO

Yes, as long as they have received an official government pardon which determines that they have sufficiently reintegrated and repented.

 @95KN6FHfrom Alberta  answered…3yrs3Y

Yes as long as they have proven to have changed

 @94R7T5Kfrom Alberta  answered…3yrs3Y

I think yes as long as they have served their sentence and have committed to their responsibility in never doing it again meaning that they have learned from the mistake and in their serving time have reflected why it was done why it was wrong and how they can move past the incident to make things right and regain trust in the peoples who once had faith in them.

 @93C87F7from Alberta  answered…3yrs3Y

It really depends on what they did. (sexual crime, murder, violence, a felony.)

 @937956Hfrom Alberta  answered…3yrs3Y

yes, as long as they are considered bettered by the public.

 @8V47FZ2from Alberta  answered…4yrs4Y

Depends on the crime, the time served AND if they were currently in office.

 @8T9RJZTfrom Alberta  answered…4yrs4Y

Yes, if they have proven they have changed.

 @8SZQWHRfrom Alberta  answered…4yrs4Y

Yes as long as it's not a violent or sexual crime.

 @8PGZQ7Ffrom Alberta  answered…4yrs4Y

no if they wanted to be in the office and it was their dream they should've thought about what their decisions were going to lead too

 @9BGTXZYfrom Alberta  answered…2yrs2Y

yes as long as the crime was not committed while is office and as long as they have finished serving their sentence

 @98FFZ6Vfrom Alberta  answered…2yrs2Y

it would depend on what the crime was, and sentencing that was received. Their attitudes and behaviors.

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