Ted Stevens is a convicted felon, why is he still running for office?

[katty]

WTF?!

[Myrina]

1. Nothing says he can't hold office, just that he can't vote.

Go figure. :shrug:

[katty]

5. beyond disgusting-ass backwards like everything else

[Occulus]

2. IOKIYAR. n/t

[endarkenment]

3. Because there is no prohibition on convicted felons running for office.

At least not for Senate in Alaska, and even if there were, he could probably get enforcement stayed while his case is on appeal.

Besides, it is good that the refuglican idiot on the ballot is a convicted corrupt asshat, that helps the Democratic Party candidate win.

[katty]

6. yes, of course it will help the Dems

[yardwork]

4. U.S. Senate allows convicted felons to run.

[Warpy]

7. He thinks the appeal will absolve him

just like he thinks he was fully entitled to all the tribute he could collect from his favored constituents and that it was an imposition to have to tell anybody how much he'd been raking in.