Wow, felony convictions are a dime a dozen these days, you would be surprised what a felony is today.
Just where in the constitution does it say felonies negate your God Given rights?
Ever hear of paying a debt, now lifelong sentences are appropriate?
Ever hear of the 5th?
Well you give up those rights while you’re in prison. Is that constitutional?
With God given rights come responsibility, which is always the forgotten child when people start talking about rights. The right to vote assumes the individual will abide by the laws, will be responsible enough to make him/herself knowledgeable of the issues and cast an honest vote. But today, responsibility is no longer stressed. When an individual commits a felony he/she knows he/she will lose their right to vote if caught and convicted, so they play the game and take the chance. Apparently, they didn’t thing their right to vote was important enough to not commit a felony, so why should we think their right to vote is any important than they do. So, no, they don’t get to vote again.
>> Suppose some us of believe that there are other consequences, including forfeiting one’s right to vote?
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> Wow, felony convictions are a dime a dozen these days, you would be surprised what a felony is today.
> Just where in the constitution does it say felonies negate your God Given rights?
> Ever hear of paying a debt, now lifelong sentences are appropriate?
> Ever hear of the 5th?
Or the 8th.
"Wow, felony convictions are a dime a dozen these days, you would be surprised what a felony is today."Which is why after some consideration I made a choice to comply with my state's newly minted AWB law and register my "evil black gun", rather than risk felony prosecution and a nearly certain conviction. The personal cost of a felony conviction today is simply too great to bear and it lasts a lifetime. And I am not talking about a right to vote either. Many self-righteous freepers somehow think this only applies to serious violent felons, like murderers, robbers, but like you said so many things are a felony these days. Your entire life is eviscerated, even if you have served your time and the consequences last a life time. No good company will hire you. You will be excluded from renting in a decent place. Unlike a 100 years ago, you can't move to a different part of the country and start over, if you mean to. Some of the legendary lawmen of the West had a checkered past before they turned around. You simply can't do that in a modern America. Not without a gubernatorial, or a presidential pardon (like winning a lottery).