The voting populace should be smart enough to not vote in a convicted felon in most cases, but it shouldn’t exclude you from running. Else felony convictions could be used as a political tool to bar your opponents from running.
That would lead to false charges against political opponents or lead to laws that declare certain things as a felony to prevent certain populations from office.
None of those jobs should exclude ex convicts. The president is a job that should.
The voting populace should be smart enough to not vote in a convicted felon in most cases, but it shouldn’t exclude you from running. Else felony convictions could be used as a political tool to bar your opponents from running.
That would lead to false charges against political opponents or lead to laws that declare certain things as a felony to prevent certain populations from office.
Good point on the unintended side effects rules can have