[Cboldt]

The penalty for Impeachment can include, but does not necessarily include prohibition from holding an office of trust. When the Senate impeached and convicted Hastings, it chose to limit the penalty to removal from the judiciary. Hastings criminal conviction does not bar him from holding office.

Fatah's conviction likewise does not disqualify him from elected office. It's up to the body to decide whether to admit a person who was elected, and obviously, being a criminal is not a bar to holding elected office. Each body takes each case, on an individual basis. Double standards abound.

[vette6387]

“...obviously, being a criminal is not a bar to holding elected office. “

Yeah, because if that were the case, we’d have a 90% reduction in the Congressional Delegation tomorrow!

[elpadre]

Thinking back 50 years ago I was told by a reliable source that a House rep from NJ was a known mobster of the Cosa Nostra. The name escapes me.