Posted on 01/07/2010 6:31:14 AM PST by aquapub
The ultra-liberal 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals made one of its trademark assaults on the Constitution Tuesday, illegally overturning a Washington State law barring convicted felons from voting. I use the word "illegally" because judicial review (the invented power of federal courts to overturn democratically-enacted laws) is listed nowhere in the Constitution as an enumerated power.
Furthermore, as the proposal of the 1875 Blaine Amendment demonstrates, the federal government was never intended to have the power to overturn state legislation...
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ABSOLUTELY NOT
Early poll ... only 5 votes. All “no” so far.
The only vote they should have is on whether they want their prison term arbitrarily extended or not.
The lasting consequence of a felonious citizen:
NO VOTE!
I voted NO! To even raise the question is ridiculous. When people choose to commit a crime, the consequences SHOULD include the loss of such a privilege.
Felons who’ve been released and completed probation should be allowed to vote.
Felons still serving their sentence should be prohibited from voting.
If a man is so dangerous that he shouldn’t be allowed to vote, what is he doing out of prison?
Privelege?
Exactly and its a huge difference.
Oh gad, it was only for incarcerated felons?
Oh gad, it was only for incarcerated felons?
Yup. The suit is over incarcerated felons only.
He should not be allowed to drive, hold any professional license, or vote...PERIOD!
Citizenship is a very precious status AND a citizen’s right to vote is at the basis of citizenship itself!!
If citizens have to share this right with convicted criminals, how better to devalue and dishonor citizenship AND the country? What better way to send a message to criminals that it’s OK to break the law, you will be just like, just as good everyone else who OBSERVES the law?
Yes, it’s a privilege to live in a country where one can vote. When one commits a crime, that right is removed....as is the freedom to travel, etc, etc...
(Privilege in THAT sense!) ;-)
I have no desire to see convicted felons voting. There are, however, aspects of the Blaine Amendments that are being used to prevent vouchers as payment for private and parochial schools.
I don't know. Ask Schwartzenegar. He's releasing about 40,000 felons.
No. Felons should not be allowed to vote.
There should be a path for them to follow to get their voting rights back, but it should take some years of effort on their part. Also, a repeat offender should lose them forever.
The same thing should be true for the right to keep and bear arms.
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