To: yonif
Not those in jail, but those who have paid for their crimes yes.
To: I got the rope
Playing divel's advocate,
Not those in jail
Why not those in jail? What happens if someone for a drug offense (marijuana) is placed in jail, and he wants to vote for a candidate who would make his crime of smoking marijuana nollified?
9 posted on
11/01/2003 4:08:50 PM PST by
yonif
("If I Forget Thee, O Jerusalem, Let My Right Hand Wither" - Psalms 137:5)
To: I got the rope
Not those in jail, but those who have paid for their crimes yes.
For society or for the victim(s)?
32 posted on
11/01/2003 4:30:46 PM PST by
jwh_Denver
(What a night! Ran over 2 taglines but only one was moving, that's 15 points!)
To: I got the rope
The loss of your voting rights is part of the debt.
36 posted on
11/01/2003 4:33:16 PM PST by
WinOne4TheGipper
(Have you paid your debt to society yet? Really? My bank account hasn't expanded...)
To: I got the rope
I agree. The question is perhaps too broad. You must list all of the felony crimes and state whether or not a person convicted of that crime should have their voting rights permanently taken away.
Another way to look at the question is the one you have taken, and I tend to agree with, if you have paid for your crime, i.e. served your sentence, including any parole, you should have your full rights restored.
149 posted on
11/01/2003 10:53:38 PM PST by
TheDon
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