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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@9F85CXQ2yrs2Y
After trials of psychological testing and sorts to make sure they’re fully capable of making important governmental decisions
@96NWXMB2yrs2Y
It depends on how well they have rehabilitated after their time in prison.
@8VZCTFD4yrs4Y
What would change, a politician blows 600 million on nothing and gets voted back in, if you ask me the government is the largest criminal organization in existence.
@8VLTQ8H4yrs4Y
I think that will depend on the crime
@8TW2RSNConservative4yrs4Y
Yes. Only if all crimes have been pardoned
@8SRSXJJ4yrs4Y
As long as it wasn't a really bad crime like murder, sexual assault, or assault and they already served their punishment
@8SD6CQJ4yrs4Y
Depends on the severity of the crime, I agree with the point that says as long as it was not a felony, violent, financial or sexual crime. I do think that the crime would need to be heavily looked into.
@8R8MR9W4yrs4Y
It depends on the severity of the crime and also if they did go to jail, they have finished serving their sentence.
@8PQTM4T4yrs4Y
I feel like as long as they served their sentence and it wasn’t a felony, violent, financial or sexual crime.
@8VYHT8W4yrs4Y
I think it depends on the crime.
@8V76GNDNew Democratic4yrs4Y
As long as it was not committed while in office, was no a felony, violent, financial or sexual crime, is not currently under investigation, and was not committed while in office. Politicians must be held to high standards, while recognizing that people make mistakes and individual accountability and reform should not hold someone back from public office.
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