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.
“...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!
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.