I am afraid that you are in the minority here with your opinion. too many knee jerk "conservatives" are ready to brand all felons the same. I actually read on a thread one person said he thought that all felons should be branded on the forehead with a large letter "F".
What about my long time friend and co worker who had three DUIs when he was 20 years old and was convicted of a felony for the third one? I have known him for more than 30 years and in that time he says he hasn't touched a drop of alcohol and I have never known him to do so. Should he be allowed to vote?
In Jan. 2002 I was arrested, tried and convicted of possessing a fire arm, a felony in Illinois. I didn't brandish or threaten anyone with it, I just had it.
My first and only offense ever. I spent 36 hours in the cess pool of a county jail, 4 months on home confinement, 18 months on probation, $1500 on fines,$2500 for an atorney and now at the age of 60 years I have a felony conviction on my record.
Should I be allowed to vote?
Regardless of anyone's opinion, Illinois still allows me to vote.
And they don't even require me to be branded.
By the way, this felon has never voted for a liberal in his life.
That's OK. I'm in the minority with many of my opinions here. Not all, but many.
The two examples you brought up are two, of but many, prime examples. Felony for 2nd amendment rights and felonies for youthful stupidity.
Due process of law is fine and dandy but when it comes right down to it, due process of law is not justice.