"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus
That says it all, don't it?
Did I leave anyone out?
Yes.....illegals (unless of course you are including them in another classification which you did a good job of listing)
As of May 10, 2007 all 50 states allow felons to
vote. Restrictions apply in some states.
The two most restrictive are Kentucky, where
voting rights can be restored only when the
Governor approves an application for an executive
pardon for reinstatement of voting rights from an
individual after completion of his/her sentence.
Mississippi, where An individual, after
completion of their sentence, must go to his or
her state representative and convince them to
personally author a bill reenfranchising that
individual. Both houses of the legislature must
then pass the bill, and the governor must sign
it. Each year about 10 to 12 people are
re-enfranchised in Mississippi.
25 states allow felons to vote after serving
their sentences and parole or supervised release,
13 states allow felons to vote as soon as they
leave prison, 2 states, (Maine and Vermont) allow
incarcerated felons to vote.
The other 8 states allow felons to vote with less
severe restrictions such as applying to county
boards or waiting 2 to 5 years after completion
of sentence.
http://www.felonvotingprocon.org/pop/StateLaws.htm
While most of them will register Democrat and allowing felon voting is against my self interest I really don’t have a problem with someone who has served his full sentence being restored his full rights as a citizen.
Well DUH!
Sucks when you have to lay in the bed you made, huh?
? And why do you think you should not have to continue paying for your crimes after your prison term is over?
There are plenty of people I'm sure that are still paying for the crimes you committed against them, the ruined lives of the families whose son or daughter, you killed with the drugs you sold them, or they are still alive but living in a mental hospital with a fried brain. People whose loved ones were shot and killed by those who became addicts from the drugs you sold them.
There are plenty of jobs for a person like you. They involve a lot of charity work. They may not pay well, but so what. You should spend the rest of your life helping those whose lives you've ruined; It tells people, and most of all God, that you are truly repentant for your sins against him and those you've harmed. God will tell you when it's enough when your fortunes improve.
“It’s like we’re marked as criminals,” Quinn said. “It’s like we don’t have a say.”
Boo Freakin’ Hoo. Actions have consequences.
Start at the bottom, Buddy. Sweepin’ floors ain’t glamorous, but it’ll pay your bills. And then YOUR hard-earned tax dollars can go to house other felons. See how that works?
And you forgot to thank me for your Room & Board for all of those years!
I have a cousin who was habitually criminal until he was about 30. Since then he’s been working and raising a family and turned away from the life of crime for 25 years now. So I know that some of them do change.
As a basic principle of fairness once someone completes their sentence I have no problem with them having their rights restored. Or should we do like they do in england? Allow the Govt to place people on probation who “might” commit a crime? Who makes that decision? Some FR Keyboard Warrior?
Did that criminal just say “It’s like we’re marked as criminals?”
Ok?
Only reading the headline I’m going to guess that this is a Democrat initiative(?)