To: Enemy Of The State
Seems to me that it would be unconstitutional to take away the rights of anyone to vote. If they have paid their debt to society and continue to pay taxes to the government why should they not be allowed to vote...being an ex-con does not mean your not an American citizen
To: Enemy Of The State
I think that it should depend on the crime.....
4 posted on
10/01/2002 4:50:54 AM PDT by
Sungirl
To: Enemy Of The State
The IQ of the average prisoner is 93...not being allowed to
vote is a good law.
5 posted on
10/01/2002 4:53:35 AM PDT by
Trickyguy
To: Enemy Of The State
OK, The dead and illegals are two the DemocRATS biggest and most loyal voting blocks. What mechanism actually prevents felons from just registering and voting? Please forgive my ignorance.
To: Enemy Of The State
People in Hell want ice-water.
10 posted on
10/01/2002 5:02:32 AM PDT by
copycat
To: Enemy Of The State
That's all we need. More Democrats.
To: Enemy Of The State
If they are so enamored with reform, I'd be willing to go along with a 15 year suspension of voting rights after a felony conviction. (that's 15 years from release date, release on parole counts too if they fly right)
I see no reason why we can't incorporate a second chance for those individuals who really do make a mistake, and then change their lives. We just have to make sure that it isn't abused by the others who don't.
(I can see Jesse yelling now claiming that since most repeat offenders are black, it's a racist policy to require people to go 15 years...blah, blah, blah)
19 posted on
10/01/2002 5:09:37 AM PDT by
tcostell
To: Enemy Of The State
Why not? Criminals already hold all the offices.
To: Enemy Of The State
'"I've changed my life and I'm a productive citizen, yet I feel that I'm without citizenship," said Johnson..... I've never committed a crime in Florida,"'
What EXTRA CREDIT do those of us who have NEVER committed a crime get?! Johnson needs to stop whining!!
To: Enemy Of The State
It used to be that a felon lost privileges incurred as a citizen because they willfully acted AGAINST the society that insured those rights in the first place. That was a portion of the punishment....
42 posted on
10/01/2002 5:32:28 AM PDT by
azhenfud
To: Enemy Of The State
There is no such thing as an EX-CON. Convicts, or criminals, remain convicts after they have left prison, unless they are pardoned, which would wipe the slate clean. The Supreme Court has long since ruled that states have the right to restrict the voting rights of serious criminals, which also restricts them from running for office. (That is because, to be a candidate in most states you must be qualified to be a voter.)
There is no "unfairness" in this, since as Robert Blake used to say, before he was charged with murder himself, "If you can't do the time, don't do the crime." Losing your voting rights is just one more consequence of committing a serious crime -- in some states, but not in others.
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To: Enemy Of The State
X Cons want to vote ............ DEmocrat
To: Enemy Of The State
Ex-Cons Say They Want to Vote
I want a pony.
55 posted on
10/01/2002 6:02:17 AM PDT by
Xenalyte
To: Enemy Of The State
Considering the abuse of the felony laws by law enforcement and the courts, I'd agree that many felons should be allowed to vote.
To: Enemy Of The State
Guess they should have thought about it before they comitted the crime.
If you are convicted of a felony you lose the right to vote plain and simple. Don't come crying about it later when you put yourself in the position in the first place.
To: Enemy Of The State
Connecticut, Texas, New Mexico, Maryland and Delaware will allow nearly 500,000 felons to vote Democrat this November.
To: Enemy Of The State
and we all know which party these excons belong to...lol
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