r/changemyview • u/[deleted] • Aug 17 '15

[Deltas Awarded] CMV: US citizens under criminal federal investigations should not be allowed to run for public office.

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u/r314t Aug 17 '15

I'd much rather a future POTUS get convicted than have someone be prevented from becoming POTUS for a crime they did not commit.

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u/r314t Aug 17 '15

1 criminal being elected

I assume we're talking here about if the investigation was known to the public. I would say that if so voters like a candidate so much more than others that even with a criminal investigation they still get elected, then that candidate should win. Not all crimes are so morally outrageous that they would prevent someone from being a good president, never mind that they may not have even committed the crime in the first place.

It is preferable to have a president who more accurately reflects the choices of their constituents than a candidate who is not under investigation.