UglyGreed (3,425 posts) http://www.democraticunderground.com/10027369968
How does everyone feel about felon voting rights?
Should they be allowed to vote after they served their time and paid for their crimes???
Star Member trumad (40,216 posts)
2. Never understood why the could not. The crooks on Wall Street are allowed to vote.
LiberalArkie (4,818 posts)
26. America likes to extract as much flesh from their punishment as they can.
Erich Bloodaxe BSN (12,600 posts)
4. I believe in that quaint notion of being able to have 'paid your debt to society'. So yes, once you're out of jail, the rest of your rights should be restored to you.
Eric J in MN (32,062 posts)
11. Let them vote even while they're in prison. That's what Vermont does.
Voting is pro-social behavior. Felons should be encouraged to engage in pro-social behavior.
Making them feel disconnected makes them more likely to re-offend.
femmedem (2,277 posts)
12. Yes. Many felons are people who are being failed by the current system.
Their voices are important. Necessary.
Rex (57,727 posts)
18. They did their time, so why are they still being punished?
Sounds a lot like class warfare.
ryan_cats (1,706 posts)
25. What about Jared, should he be allowed to vote once he's paid for his crime?
UglyGreed (3,425 posts)
32. Does his vote endanger more children??? I don't understand.
tularetom (21,965 posts)
31. I wonder how Ms Clintron feels about this question?
If we are serious about the whole "paid their debt to society" thing, we should restore not only their voting rights but their right to own firearms.
Otherwise its pretty much one strike and you're out.
Rebkeh (164 posts)
43. If a felon is a citizen of voting age, s/he should have the right to vote. Debt to society is irrelevant to citizenship anyway. Civic duties don't end because you get arrested, I'll never understand why this isn't obvious.
drray23 (600 posts)
45. absolutely
Felon or not, they are still citizens. I do not think one should strip somebody of their rights just because they were convicted. The prison time is supposed to be the punition. Similarly, I do not think one should have people on probation for years after they are released. This sets them up for failure and they return to the jail for the most ridiculous reasons (like being late 5 mins to see your probation officer ).
CharlotteVale (898 posts)
57. Yes. They should never have had their rights taken away in the first place.
The democrat party is the party of terrorists and criminals.
UglyGreed (3,425 posts)If you have sex offenders like Jerry Rivers or Anthony Weiner asking for the felon's vote then yes.
32. Does his vote endanger more children??? I don't understand.
Response to UglyGreed (Original post)Sat Nov 21, 2015, 07:48 PM
TIME TO PANIC (25 posts)
81. Yes
CharlotteVale (898 posts)
57. Yes. They should never have had their rights taken away in the first place.
What if the restoration of their civil rights includes the right to buy guns?
That would obviate those universal background checks they're so hot and bothered to enact.