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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@9GPTXMR1yr1Y
maybe. Yes, as long as the crime does not impact their ability lead in an ethical and unbiased way. If we exclude candidates based on convictions groups that are over-represented in our criminal system will be systematically under represented by our political system.
As long as they have proved to change
@8ZLY24MConservative3yrs3Y
Depends on when the crime was, and what the person has done and said about it.
@8XM3WLX3yrs3Y
Depends on what crime they commited
@8TCVWDLConservative4yrs4Y
As long as they can prove they have been rehabilitated and the crime was not extreme.
@8T85PC74yrs4Y
it depends on what crime was comitted
@8RTC844New Democratic4yrs4Y
yes, as long as the crime is a misdemeanor.
@8QTQCGW4yrs4Y
depends what it is and how many times they have done it and for what reason
@8H4HL8J5yrs5Y
yes as long as they have finished their sentence + it was not a felony, violent, financial, or sexual crime
If they done there time and have been clean ever since.
@9BRCSWN2yrs2Y
Yes, as long as it is openly discussed
They should be reviewed by a committee (that would be formed for this purpose) and be allowed or disallowed to run based on the committee's decision.
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