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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35% Yes |
65% No |
14% Yes |
62% No |
18% Yes, as long as it was not a felony, violent, financial, or sexual crime |
3% No, and disallow politicians that are under investigation for a crime |
3% Yes, as long as they have finished serving their sentence |
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1% Yes, as long as the crime was not committed while in office |
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@9ZFKSVS2wks2W
Yes for a summary offence, no for an indictable offence. ( Felony and misdemeanor are not a part of Irish law )
@beauchurley3yrs3Y
Yes, as long as they are not complicit in human rights abuses and high financial crimes such as, trafficking, slavery, Jewishness, etc.
@9ZM3WSW1wk1W
The government in place are just as bad if not worse it’s so clear to be seen infront of our eyes it’s shocking, members of tusla being charged CP sex trafficking, the billions taken from the people of Ireland to fill greedy pockets pay out banks, take in refugees while the homeless crisis is at the highest it’s ever been, there a disgrace should be all locked up themselves and the hospitals? If they put that money from the most expensive hospital they’re still building into what we already have we would be thriving. Clowns
@9ZM3M6D1wk1W
it all depends on context. yes and no. subjective on politician - was the crime non-violent (or violent), non-felony, non-sexual and/or non-financial but in their younger years & have they since been an upstanding citizen?
@9ZM2KZR1wk1W
If the idea of the penal code is to have paid your debt to society then in theory at the end of that term you have a clean slate Certain Crimes should not be aquitted and these would bar you from running
@9ZK7LB21wk1W
Depends on what the crime was. I believe in rehabilitation and second chances but only in certain circumstance. Example if commuted rape/ murder/ abuse should not be allowed run as it sets a tone for what the country accepts.
@9ZJSZC5 2wks2W
It depends on the severity of the crime. If it was petty theft as a young adult, they should be allowed. If it was tax evasion or violence they should not be allowed
@9ZH7V472wks2W
not for crimes of the most egregious in nature, such as sexual crimes or violent crimes, financial crimes should only affect legitmacy if the office of the TD was abused etc
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