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I wish we could do this to politicians, once caught in lie and fraud, bar them from taking any public office for 10 yrs :). I agree she got away lightly.
by desireco42 9y ago
I wish we could do this to politicians, once caught in lie and fraud, bar them from taking any public office for 10 yrs :).
I agree she got away lightly.
- diggan 9y agoFunny fact, in 2013, Italy actually banned Silvio Berlusconi from holding public office for 6 years. But, that doesn't stop him from participating and trying to win elections anyways...
- danmaz74 9y agoHe's not participating personally: he can't be elected. But his party wasn't barred.
- icebraining 9y agoRight, they find someone else to sign the paperwork.
- cmurf 9y agoImpeachment provides for this. At the federal level, you are bared from public office for life upon conviction. And it doesn't apply only to elected officials, but all public officials. Even some low person on the totem pole could be impeached, removed from their office, and bared from holding any public office ever again. Pardons do not apply to impeachment convictions. States vary in their impeachment proceedings and what burdens must be met.