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(1) Should felons be able to vote before their sentence was fully served?
(2) Should some felons have the right to vote, but other more violent felons not?
1. It is up to the particular state the ex-felon was tried & incarcerated in. (Once the sentence, probation, & whatever other sanctions were imposed are done, the person is no longer a felon. However, ex-felons are barred from working for the police, for instance. Again, it varies by state.)
2. Same for #1 - it's a state issue, & the procedure/process varies from state to state.
Someone who has committed a serious felony has placed himself outside the bounds of society. Depending on the felony and if he repents, and shows that he truly regrets his crime, he may be forgiven and be allowed to live outside of prison again.
But his felony marks him forever as one who can't be trusted.
But we can trust those who've not been caught or have gotten away with it on a technicality? How's about those that had a plea bargain even though they did in fact commit the heinous felony?
How about those that have and do voice opinions totally against this country and call for it's overthrow? What about those that continually voice support for people who've committed heinous crimes? How could you trust them?
Following the ideas of some, no Priest or Nun of the Catholic faith should be allowed to vote because that organization as a whole hid Pedophile Priests for years so haven't they proven they can't be trusted?
Kind of interesting where this denying of rights thought process goes isn't it?
I've never understood the correlation between committing a crime and then losing the right to vote. It would be like never letting them drive a car again, or get a job.
They did their time, they are now able to return to a normal life, including voting.
well, with mostly all kinds of employers doing background checks before hiring nowadays, this is a sneaky way of ensuring they cannot get a decent job again!
I used to hear some people say "Despite what crimes you commit, they can never take an education away", but thats not entirely true, while they cannot take the knowledge/ skills away, they can however take the ability to get a job away, when it comes down to it, thats what really counts.
Someone who has committed a serious felony has placed himself outside the bounds of society. Depending on the felony and if he repents, and shows that he truly regrets his crime, he may be forgiven and be allowed to live outside of prison again.
But his felony marks him forever as one who can't be trusted.
Its sad so many people have allowed themselves to be this overly 'conditioned'. This is NOT what the American justice system was intended to be.
I have a feeling if these kinds of people were living at the time of the nations founding, they would have been calling for those involved in the Boston Tea Party to be quickly arrested and punished severely for what they did! LOL
Any person should be eligible to vote after their release from prison or jail period. They have served their time. It is the best interests of all of us to reintegrate those who have been released from incarceration back into normal society. We do not facilitate that process if we deny those persons basic rights like the right to vote. I actually would support allowing all but violent felons the right to vote in prison. Drug offenders, thieves, and burglars are all eventually going to be released from prison. I think part of the rehabilitation process is getting them to take an interest in society and in civic affairs. Voting and educating yourself about candidates is part of the process of reconnecting with society.
If they've completed their sentence , including parole/probation, of course they should.
They should get all rights, including 2nd amendment rights automatically reinstated.
Besides, Felonies cover an awfully wide range of offences......some considerably more serious than others.
Add in the fact that some lower level offences that are be a felony in one state, may not be a felony in another state and you have yourself quite a constitutional issue to resolve.
If they're still in expected to pay taxes, respond to the draft,
Uh, I believe the draft ended about 1974 or so.............
There is no active draft but registration for selective service is still required I believe.
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