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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@9M7GJYV12mos12MO
Yes for non felony, violent, financial or sexual crimes as long as the politician has been honest and held accountable for it. If it's been a very long time (20+ years) then any crime as long as its been shown that a change has been made in the person's life and they've held themselves honest and accountable.
@9BPD7B32yrs2Y
It depends, probably, if the first three criteria are met
@955FX8X3yrs3Y
Yes, as long as they have learned from their past mistakes and are determined to reconstruct themselves, only setting good intentions
@8YP3NYLNew Democratic3yrs3Y
As long as it's not anything relating to the functions of their office, let democracy sort it out.
@8VNQSDT4yrs4Y
Depends the crime and severity
@8QYZ4LP4yrs4Y
It would have to depend on what the crime was.
@8VP29VW4yrs4Y
If the crime happened when they were younger and the person grew out of it, and understood it was wrong, yes.
@8VNQTQ44yrs4Y
Depends on the crime and how long it's been since the crime was commited
@8TCJYHX4yrs4Y
Yes, depending on whether they have shown improvement over the time they had after committing the crime.
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