Should a politician, who has been formerly convicted of a crime, be allowed to run for office?

Yes, as long as it was not a felony, violent, financial, or sexual crime

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@B2N35QRagreed…2mos2MO

Someone committing a minor criminal offence should not mean they have to leave their career for the rest of their life. Small errors in judgement do not deserve a life sentence and trust can be rebuilt in those circumstances.

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@9GBJG7XLabordisagreed…1yr1Y

Our governing bodies need to be representative of the majority of society. The majority of our society are law-abiding people who cannot be truly represented by those who have chosen to commit a crime.

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@9G9J93Xdisagreed…1yr1Y

I disagree, if politicians are going to set rules for the greater public to follow, they need to be able to follow them as well.

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