Pros And Cons Of Felony

“In criminal law, a felony is a category of crimes that are often classified as the most serious types of offenses, and they can be either violent or nonviolent. Felonies are typically classified as mala in se crimes. Mala in se - a Latin phrase meaning wrong or evil in itself. The phrase is used to refer to conduct assessed as sinful or inherently wrong by nature, independent of regulations governing the conduct” (Clark). Murderers, rapists, human traffickers: these criminals, and so many more, cannot be given the rights that have been justly taken from them. Their rights have been seized because they have so greatly refused to be functioning members to our society. These men and women, especially based on recently opened statistics, do not deserve to have any involvement in politics whatsoever and they cannot have complete control over their personal lives. These felons have proven themselves, many of which on multiple …show more content…
Congress – but the House and Senate can vote to expel any member that colleagues deem unfit or unqualified to serve. Federal office qualifications are governed by the Constitution, while state-level office rules vary according to state laws” (Kolawole). There is no specification that the nominee must have a clean past. There is a major problem in letting felony offenders control just a fragment of the government. Because they believe it is acceptable to kill, rape, or torture other human beings, let alone children, they cannot be entrusted with the betterment of their specific state allowing its citizens to follow in his or her footsteps. Former Alaskan senator Ted Stevens had been convicted on seven felony accounts of corruption, yet he is known to be the longest serving republican senator in history (Kolawale). A man with no respect for his country should not able to take part in controlling its people. This not only applies to people elected into office, but to any position of