User talk:MichaelHovell

I removed the Statement that one of the consequences of a felony conviction includes ‘Ineligibility for Public office.’ There is no law or ruling barring felons from running for elected public office in the United States of America. In fact, according to the Wikipedia page for former Congressman James Traficant of Ohio, “After his expulsion, Traficant ran as an independent candidate for another term in the House while incarcerated at the Federal Correctional Institute, Allenwood.[9] He received 15 percent of the vote (27,487 votes) and became one of only a handful of individuals in the history of the United States to run for a federal office from prison. The election was won by one of his former aides, Tim Ryan.[4]” “Traficant was released from prison on September 2, 2009.[10] …In May 2010, Traficant filed petitions to run as an independent in the 17th district, and said that his platform would be to repeal the 16th Amendment to the United States Constitution. MichaelHovell (talk) 18:32, 26 November 2010 (UTC)