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To: sparkomatic
Where is it written that an ex-convict loses his constitutional rights?

Right where it says that he can't vote, either. Also, more generally, the emphasis on "in his own property" is a faulty argument. If the government can regulate what two consenting adults can do in their bedroom, then surely the government can regulate what an adult can shoot at in his backyard, right?

28 posted on 04/30/2003 6:11:07 AM PDT by modern_orthodox
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To: modern_orthodox
Right where it says that he can't vote, either.

The "right to vote" is not part of the Bill Of Rights.

There is a difference between limited organizational rights (like voting) and unalienable natural rights (like posessing arms). The former is limited to people of certain age, citizenship, location, and procedures - and until the Constitution was amended, even limited to sex. The latter is defined as an unalienable natural right, recognized with the explicit phrase "...shall not be infringed" - the only limit is where exercising the right violates someone else's rights.

The "felons lose the right to vote too" argument is a falacy.

33 posted on 04/30/2003 6:17:15 AM PDT by ctdonath2
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To: modern_orthodox
Where is it written that an ex-convict loses his constitutional rights?

Right where it says that he can't vote, either.

That was a curious response. Where does the Constitution say a convicted felon can't vote, or run for office for that matter?

176 posted on 04/30/2003 9:18:40 AM PDT by MosesKnows
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