[Alas Babylon!]

Actually, once their entire sentence is served, including the time of parole or suspened sentences, I see no problem with their rights being restored.

They still are citizens, after all, once they've completed their debt to society.

[Miss Marple]

Oh, gag, Wallace shows a clip of Murtha who is sounding more insane every day.

[freedom1st]

They may be citizens, but if they are convicted felons, I believe their debt to society includes forfeiting their right to vote forever.

[snugs]

Yes but after I assume this referred to during their sentence sorry if I misunderstood and it was referring to after-wards because as you say I do not have a problem with this.

[Morgan in Denver]

It's a states decision. I don't have a dog in the fight but can understand a state saying part of the punishment for committing a felony is losing voting rights permanently. Debt to society being paid is no longer the benchmark, just consider child molesters in most areas are never out from under that standard.

In CO, felons can vote if they petition to get their voting rights reinstated, I think.

[mathluv]

There are some, such as G. Gordon, to whom that might apply. There are others, who re-offend once they are out, that should not have that right returned. Punishment should mean punishment.

[rockrr]

This issue (restored voting rights) figured significantly into Washington States 2004 election debacle. In Washington state (like many states) upon completion of all sentence conditions a felon may apply for restoration of voting rights, but voting rights are not automatically restored.

An estimated 754 ineligible felons voted in the election, a number that greatly exceeds the margin of "victory" for the eventual "winner", Christine Gregoire (D). It wasn't the only sticking point in the upset, but represented just another tactic that Dims exploited to wrest the race from the true winner.

The Dhimmicrats tried like heck to leverage this issue into one of the Republican Voter Denial Machine. It (thankfully) didn't resonate with the electorate, although the squishy libs still want to enact an automatic process.

I have no problem with anyone voting - as long as they do it legally!