I’m inclined to agree with most of these posts.
Don’t forget the fraudulent votes from those who voted multiple times, as well as the votes that were totally manufactured from thin air via electronic voting machine or by paper ballots “found” in car trunks and closets.
I disagree with preventing felons from voting after they have served their terms. In my mind (unless they were convicted of vote fraud which should carry a lifetime ban from voting) if they have served their sentence, they should be reinstated as citizens with full rights. This should NOT happen as a political move (like the Democrat governor of VA pardoning 60,000 felons just in time to vote).
I am not 100% invested in this view, since I have not spent a lot of time thinking about the pros and cons of it. So if you have good arguments against restoring rights to felons, please respond. My opinion is that if they are still dangerous, they should still be in prison. So if that is the problem, then we need to fix the problem, not put a bandaid on the symptom.
I agree with you, if you have served the sentence, all rights are restored. That would be most in line with the constitution. And the Christian idea of forgiven.
Interesting, I remember making that exact same point to newgeezer many years ago. I suppose each state has its own list of things felons can and can't do. I guess I haven't given it a whole lot of thought lately. I'd rather see a felon vote than a dead person or a machine or an illegal that's for sure.
I think that a person who will vote however he is told if there is a bottle of booze in it for him should not be able to vote.