Is an infidelity enough to justify "forced" resignation?

[Axeman]

I am curious to hear all of your opinions on this one.

If an elected official has an infidelity he often resigns to avoid political suicide and it is seen as taking a bow, saving face, ect....

But should we really be judging a political official on his / her sex life.

Now I agree that you shouldn't cheat, but when I vote for someone that isn't the thing that pops into mind for me, I am busy worrying about oh so trivial things such as economical policies, political alignment and ideology, ect...

I find this is particularly true with more conservative and reactionary elements of pretty much any political party anywhere. It has grown so substaintialy to encompass this completely swayed moral compass of society that it actually works and is generally accepted.

[Daeger]

I am curious to hear all of your opinions on this one.

If an elected official has an infidelity he often resigns to avoid political suicide and it is seen as taking a bow, saving face, ect....

But should we really be judging a political official on his / her sex life.

Now I agree that you shouldn't cheat, but when I vote for someone that isn't the thing that pops into mind for me, I am busy worrying about oh so trivial things such as economical policies, political alignment and ideology, ect...

I find this is particularly true with more conservative and reactionary elements of pretty much any political party anywhere. It has grown so substaintialy to encompass this completely swayed moral compass of society that it actually works and is generally accepted.

I think it's ok for a politician to lie about their religion. It's quite obvious that in US for example, an atheist politician is not gonna be elected president anytime soon, because the religious freaks seem to hold religious beliefs of the candidates as one of the primary things to check when they vote. Someone prove me wrong, if I am. I haven't checked any stats, but it does seem that the president candidates always strongly express what they believe in.

I don't think it's okay for people to think about or question the politicians beliefs. They should focus on their abilities.

I think I misunderstood. You didn't mean having wrong beliefs, but cheating on a wife? Well, the answer is NO. Who gives a crap if the president is a playa and dips muffs as long as he can handle the presidency.

[Tigrul]

NO!

[C-Rob]

NO! I'm with tigrul.. but I understand why people often think that it's necessary. It slaps the face of cultural norms and most people think, "his wife can't trust him- who then, can? How corrupt can this person be?" Which isn't necessarily the right thngs to think. What if they were swingers? Would we still care? I don't care in the least- it's probably not the worst they do anyway.

[Del Valle]

Yes, infidelity is enough to justify the removal of an elected official. To me, infidelity shows that a person has fallen to the temptation of pleasing oneself at the expense of others, not exactly a quality you want in a governor or any public official. Another reason is that this may well be the beginning of a corrupt career. After all, that person has shown the ability to be go against ethical codes. With the power of a government position, the temptation will be even greater.

[Playfishpaste]

Yes it is, since it's against marital law if non-consensual.

Should there even be any marital laws should be your question.

[Каие]

I agree, it's irrelevant in my eyes to the administration of the state and quality of policies. Yes it looks bad on his character, but you know that isn't so bad considering that modern day politicians perfectly fit the ''the desire to be a politician, should automatically disqualify one from being a politician''. In other words infidelity is not even the worst moral quality that politicians are capable of having.