State Representatives Should Not Be in Office After Being Convicted Of A Crime

I am sick and tired of hearing how people we vote to represent us are convicted of a crime and are still in office.  A perfect example is an article that I just read on the WKBT Website.   Rep. Wood Sentenced to 60 days in drunken driving case.  This state representative has been arrested 4 times since 2008 for drunk driving.  Yes he pled one case down to operating with a controlled substance, but let's get real, he was driving drunk.

Yes, he says he is not running in the next election, which is good, because who would vote for him.  But, why is he still in office?  I understand that politicians are human, but if they commit a crime, they should no longer be allowed to serve. Do we want someone who is driving drunk, representing us? I believe that people who drive drunk have no control. How hard is it, after you have had a drink to call a friend and ask them to come and get you?  Don't they realize that they could kill someone or themselves?  We tell people in ads to give someone yours keys after you have been drinking. Don't people who hold offices watch television?  I see at least 2 ads a day about drunk driving and how you should not drive drunk.

I could see maybe giving him a warning that he will lose his  job after the first offense.  But come on, four times and he has served jail time.  He is still in office, according to his website.  What has our society come to?  If he does not have brains enough to resign, we should kick him out.

How can we tell our children that drinking and driving is wrong, when we let this go on.  Our kids are not stupid, they have access to the internet and  can read the same article that I did.  If they see that someone who is supposed to be an authority figure, can still have his position after being convicted, and serving jail time.  Why shouldn't they think that they can get away with it too?  He is being let out of jail on work release.  Do we want a state representative going to the capital to vote on what we want and then after his day is over, go back to his cell?  How does that make us look as a state?

Really, we impeached Clinton for doing something that was immoral but not illegal.  But we can't get this guy out of office.  Something is wrong. I think we need to look at our laws and if it is written that we can't take them out of office, which I don't think it is, then it needs to be changed.