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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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 @8PZFK7Yfrom Ontario  answered…4yrs4Y

No, as long as they have been proven guilty.

 @75KRFBJ from Nebraska  answered…5yrs5Y

Yes, as long as they are not under investigation, the crime was not a felony, violent, financial, or sexual, not committed in office, and they have finished serving their sentence

 @7PTCG38 from Wisconsin  answered…3yrs3Y

Yes, as long as it was not a felony of an extremely violent or sexual nature

 @83WFRPW from California  answered…5yrs5Y

Yes, unless the crime is severe

 @7PTCG38 from Wisconsin  answered…3yrs3Y

Yes, as long as it was not a felony of an extremely violent or sexual nature, and as long as they have finished serving their sentence

 @8QDSNZY from New York  answered…4yrs4Y

It depends on what the crime is if they commit something such as rape or murder then they should never be allowed to run for office again.

 @7PTCG38 from Wisconsin  answered…4yrs4Y

Yes, as long as they have finished serving their sentence and the crime was not a felony of a violent and/or sexual nature.

 @7PTCG38 from Wisconsin  answered…4yrs4Y

Yes, as long as they have finished serving their sentence and the crime committed was not a violent and/or sexual felony.

 @7PTCG38 from Wisconsin  answered…3yrs3Y

Yes, as long as it was not a felony involving voluntary manslaughter, or sexual assault and/or non-marital rape

 @7PTCG38 from Wisconsin  answered…3yrs3Y

Yes, as long as it was not a felony of a violent or sexual nature and their sentence has already been served.

 @7PTCG38 from Wisconsin  answered…4yrs4Y

Yes, as long as they have finished serving their sentence and the original crime committed was not a violent and/or sexual felony

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 @ISIDEWITH submitted…5mos5MO

Kamala Harris is considering running for president again in 2028

Kamala Harris has been lying low since her defeat in the presidential race, unwinding with family and senior aides in Hawaii before heading back to the nation’s capital.But privately, the vice president has been instructing advisers and allies to keep her options open — whether for a possible 2028 presidential run, or even to run for governor in her home state of California in two years. As Harris has repeated in phone calls, “I am staying in the fight.”She is expected to explore those and other possible paths forward with family members over the winter holiday season, according to five people in the Harris inner circle, who were granted anonymity to discuss internal dynamics. Her deliberations follow an extraordinary four months in which Harris went from President Joe Biden’s running mate to the top of the ticket, reenergizing Democrats before ultimately crashing on election night.“She doesn’t have to decide if she wants to run for something again in the next six months,” said one former Harris campaign aide. “The natural thing to do would be to set up some type of entity that would give her the opportunity to travel and give speeches and preserve her political relationships.”“She doesn’t have to decide if she wants to run for something again in the next six months,” said one former Harris campaign aide. “The natural thing to do would be to set up some type of entity that would give her the opportunity to travel and give speeches and preserve her political relationships.”Harris concedes: 'We must accept the results of this election'SharePlay VideoMost immediately, Harris and her advisers are working to define how and when she will speak out against Donald Trump and reassert her own role in the Democratic Party. Closing out her term as vice president, she’s set to preside over certifying the November election she lost to Trump, and then appear at the once-and-future president’s inauguration on Jan. 20.“There will be a desire to hear her voice, and there won’t be a vacuum for long,” a person close to Harris said.At the same time, Harris and her husband, Doug Emhoff, will have a long checklist to plow through before they leave the Naval Observatory for good.They have to decide whether they’ll take up permanent residence at their home in Los Angeles, or establish a base elsewhere. No matter where Harris and her family live, some around her have expressed concerns about safety, as her Secret Service protection expires six months after stepping away.

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