I agree. All people who aren’t in prison should have their rights restored.
In general I agree.
There may be reasonable exceptions, for example if a particular right (e.g. gun use) was central to the committed crime, I can imagine an argument for saying, "You grossly abused your gun rights in the commission of your felony, so we're not giving you that right back. But all your other rights return to you."
This Congresscritter didn't use a gun as part of taking bribes (as far as I can tell) so his gun rights should be restored.
We might consider prohibiting him from taking any job with responsibility for the public money, though. :)
They use the dangle of taking away gun/voting/driving rights as a threat to keep the little people in line. And after tim eis served, why must your rights still be suspended?
Whats more, its suprising how many things are felonies. Something really minor could land in deep trouble for the rest of your life.
I’m just kinda curious, where exactly did this rule on denial of gun rights come from, and how does it avoid conflicting with the Constitution?
I agree with you, but the exception should be congresscritters.
Agreed. It’s time to push back and strengthen defenses of constitutional rights. If society doesn’t want certain violent criminals owning firearms, those criminals should be executed. Same should apply again to early American morality considerations in law. And crazies should be either in asylums or free.
There are no excuses for violating the constitution, but it’s being scoffed at and violated daily. Example: animals don’t have rights. People do.