Forget amnesty, look where Democrats now stoop for votes!

[PatriotGame]

By Drew Zahn
© 2010 WorldNetDaily

Democrats in Congress are pushing for a new law  that would allow nearly 4 million people currently banned from voting to cast their ballot, and most of those millions, studies show, will vote Democrat.

And where will these new voters come from?

From the ranks of convicted felons.

Last week, a House subcommittee heard testimony on H.R. 3335, the "Democracy Restoration Act." The bill seeks to override state laws, which vary in how they restrict when convicted felons released from prison can vote.

The bill, sponsored by Rep. John Conyers, D-Mich., and sponsored in the Senate by Sen. Russell Feingold, D-Wis., states, "The right of an individual who is a citizen of the United States to vote in any election for federal office shall not be denied or abridged because that individual has been convicted of a criminal offense unless such individual is serving a felony sentence in a correctional institution or facility at the time of the election."

Hans von Spakovsky, a former Commissioner on the Federal Election Commission, explained in a blog statement, "What is particularly revealing about this bill is that it does not say anything about the other civil rights that a felon loses, such as the right to own a gun or serve on a jury or in some states, to work as a public employee.

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Do you find it even the slightest bit odd that rapists, murderers, drug-runners, PEDOPHILES and child RAPISTS favor the policies and position of democrats because of the democrats social and political platforms?
Don't you find that the least bit odd? The asshats on the left have spiraled completely out of control and seriously, for the first time in my 50+ years of drawing a breath, I am seriously afraid for my nation.

[ColonialMarine0431]

Nobody ever said democRATs have ethics or honor.

[IassaFTots]

Do you find it even the slightest bit odd that rapists, murderers, drug-runners, PEDOPHILES and child RAPISTS favor the policies and position of democrats because of the democrats social and political platforms?
Don't you find that the least bit odd? The asshats on the left have spiraled completely out of control and seriously, for the first time in my 50+ years of drawing a breath, I am seriously afraid for my nation.

Words fail me.

[thundley4]

I thought the states had the right to determine voter eligibility so long as it didn't violate any constitutional rights. Wouldn't this require an Amendment to the Constitution?

[Texacon]

I thought the states had the right to determine voter eligibility so long as it didn't violate any constitutional rights. Wouldn't this require an Amendment to the Constitution?

I'm getting really sick of this crap.  There was a war fought over states rights not too long ago.  This administration is stepping WAY over the bounds!

KC

[Airwolf]

I'm getting really sick of this crap.  There was a war fought over states rights not too long ago.  This administration is stepping WAY over the bounds!

KC

Nobody ever said there couldn't be another one.

[PatriotGame]

I thought the states had the right to determine voter eligibility so long as it didn't violate any constitutional rights. Wouldn't this require an Amendment to the Constitution?

WEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEELL...ya know what, with recent events by the democrat feds, WTF is the potential impact on established L-A-W and the Constitution even a consideration.
The entire ball game has changed now folks.
Laws WILL be enacted by fiat.

[DefiantSix]

I thought the states had the right to determine voter eligibility so long as it didn't violate any constitutional rights. Wouldn't this require an Amendment to the Constitution?

That's the "politics of the past", man.  You know, when the Constitution mattered a damn to those holding elected office?  Nowadays, it's unseemly to ask such questions of the Lords and Ladies with their collective(ist) hand on the throttle of your health care, and coming soon, your food supply and energy grid...

[NHSparky]

I thought the states had the right to determine voter eligibility so long as it didn't violate any constitutional rights. Wouldn't this require an Amendment to the Constitution?

Silly rabbit (beagle), don't you know rules are for proles?

[Ralph Wiggum]

Do you find it even the slightest bit odd that rapists, murderers, drug-runners, PEDOPHILES and child RAPISTS favor the policies and position of democrats because of the democrats social and political platforms?
Don't you find that the least bit odd? The asshats on the left have spiraled completely out of control and seriously, for the first time in my 50+ years of drawing a breath, I am seriously afraid for my nation.

I highly doubt that this would ever pass.

Even if it does, the campaign commercials practically write themselves.

[MarshallLaw]

Conyers probably just wants to make sure his wife can still vote.

[thundley4]

Conyers probably just wants to make sure his wife can still vote.

[Ptarmigan]

Who saw that coming?

[PatriotGame]

I highly doubt that this would ever pass.

Even if it does, the campaign commercials practically write themselves.

yea I agree but the attempt is sickening!

[PatriotGame]

Conyers probably just wants to make sure his wife can still vote.

Oh frack that is funny but man-O-man, it's got a ring of truth to it.

I sure wish you would spend more time here rather than propagating Doom-And-Gloom at the DUmp, you little stinker!  

I am so fracking glad you came over from CU.

[NHSparky]

yea I agree but the attempt is sickening!

Well, the fact remains that whether felons get to vote (or not) and when is up to the individual states.  I was surprised to find out that no, not all states revoke voting rights forever--not even a majority of them:

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[littlelamb]

I can't believe how bad our country is going to shit

[Woodhick]

I see where this is going. They reinstate their rights. So now a convicted felon will also be able to  purchase a handgun and thus commit more crimes.
Oh wait !, they will eliminate the 2nd A before passing this BS!

[TheSarge]

After the shenanigans of the last year and the total subversion of the Constitution by the Dems over the last 4 years...nothing they propose or try to do surprises me anymore.

[NHSparky]

I see where this is going. They reinstate their rights. So now a convicted felon will also be able to  purchase a handgun and thus commit more crimes.
Oh wait !, they will eliminate the 2nd A before passing this BS!

Nope.  This only extends to voting.  State or federal felons are barred from owning guns unless their rights have been restored.  Even misdemeanor domestic violence prohibits ownership of a firearm in most states, which is one of the reasons why that particular crime will keep you out of the military.

[PatriotGame]

Well, the fact remains that whether felons get to vote (or not) and when is up to the individual states.  I was surprised to find out that no, not all states revoke voting rights forever--not even a majority of them:

LINK

Well, that is true and after some reflection, I do feel that in some cases after felons have paid their price to society, done their time, that can have some of those rights back. I am NEVER in favor of a convicted felon working for the taxpayer in a sensitive or law enforcement environment or being able to own a firearm. The reason for the firearm is the leftist shit that would unravel if the felon went wacko with the gun after the fact.

Voting?
Ok, if they are law abiding say at least five years after release, then we should let them vote again. It is just an honest part of making them feel they are an important part of a civil society.