Posted on 08/30/2004 12:00:26 AM PDT by NewRomeTacitus
From Lawgirl: "The "I'm Surrounded by American Hating Idiots" RULES!!!! Did they even notice what the sign actually said?"
As the holder of that particular sign, yes, they say it and ignored the sign for the most part. The customers of the resturaunt behind me loved the sign when I showed it to them.
If they are out of prison they should have the right to vote. If they are in prison...they should not have that right.
** Some of those projects include: returning voting rights to convicted felons **
When I was in high school civics class, it was stressed that convicted felons lost their right to vote.
I guess they wanted us all to be good citizens.
I don't look at convicted felons losing their right to vote as a punitive measure, but as a safeguard to the process.
The system is already rife with voter fraud. Opening the process up to convicted felons just invites more.
Jeez, not too far from where I live, if convicted felons could vote, the Mexican Mafia would probably get all their favorite candidates elected.
Felons who've served their complete sentence should have their voting rights restored. They've paid their debt to society and this helps reintegrate them to useful citizenship.
Do you also recommend that felons who've done their time also have their 2nd Amendment rights restored? If so, why? And -- more importantly -- if not, why?
Sorry...I don't believe that prison rehabilitates. And I'm not about to leave the future of this nation in the hands of people who have demonstrated that they cannot behave responsibly in a civilized society.
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