Lets git ‘er done, folks!
Posted on 11/21/2017 4:04:18 PM PST by jazusamo
He has the mind of a imbecile.
He wants to be allowed to vote after his ethics investigation is completed.
Because he fears he will soon be behind bars himself?
“I’m not defending any of their conduct, but all of it wasn’t bad”
“Mah boyee be a goot boyee” and so on.
The new Democratic base = illegals, felons.
The 2nd Amendment reads "Shall Not Be Infringed" -- and yet, neither the Constitution *nor* the Bill of Rights, even pretends to grant universal suffrage.
Why should we? Permanently losing the right to vote is part of the punishment that goes along with being a felon.
don’t look at me, look over there.
Conyers wants felons to vote so he and his wife can vote.
I am not a lawyer, but as I understand it, a felony - once upon a time - was a conviction worthy of death. I know this has changed over time, but that would explain why this forfeited the “privilege” of voting. I’m not sure at all where I stand on this now - putting all felons in the same basket does not really seem right to me. It is clear to me that some felons really have forfeited the right to vote, but by making too many laws a felony we have abused this definition.
I’d be interested in other thoughts on this subject.
Lets git ‘er done, folks!
Yes, I know I want prison inmates voting on law and order issues. /s
How about three strikes and your out? I’ll bet that’s popular with today’s inmates.
Far more people are denied their rights under the the 2nd amendment than are denied the right to vote.
I don’t believe people convicted of domestic violence should have access to guns but they are allowed to vote. In NJ there is a list of at least 30 non-felony offences that stip you of your 2nd amendment rights but not the right to vote.
I’m sure Conyers is Ok with that.
My thought is you commit the crime, you do the time and live with the consequences.
Let the criminal think about that before they commit the crime.
“I am not a lawyer, but as I understand it, a felony - once upon a time - was a conviction worthy of death.”
Not necessarily, although you can’t get the death penalty for a Misdemeanor. As I understand the difference, a Felony carries with it a prison term not less than a year in most states.
That was initially designed to allow Reconstruction governments to deny the vote to white Southerners who had supported the Confederacy.
Per my earlier post, you know that I share your awareness of the penalties, including the loss of voting privileges, associated with being convicted of a felony.
Having said that, I think that you are right. When I was a DC cop, the definition of felony was any crime where the minimum penalty exceeded $1,000 and 1 year in jail. And the law further allowed LEO’s like myself to shoot “fleeing felons”. There was a practical prohibition on this allowance: shooting a gay man fleeing the scene of a sodomy in 1973 may have been legal in the strictest sense, but there would have been severe, career ending consequences.
So let’s go over the schedule of felonies and see if there are practical lines over which we can restore voting rights.
I fully believe that prison inmates should be able to vote for certain offices. Prison librarian, for example
But only for offices held by prisoners within the prison.
If Conyers wants their votes, all he need do is to tell the truth about certain of his past activities and I’m sure he’ll have the opportunity.
And, we the people have been paying for the transportation of women for his sexual liaisons.
Yeah right. He’s getting ready for hisself to vote 100 dimwit ballots from his prison cell
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