Why not let them vote? (drugs, deport, felons, felonies)

[florida.bob]

5.8 million who have "paid their debt to society" should be allowed back into society again, right?...

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/02/12/us...mid=tw-nytimes

[Spaten_Drinker]

If they cannot be trusted to respect the laws of the land, they should not be permitted to affect elections. Felons are no longer full citizens.

[brentwoodgirl]

Trying to add a few million more Dems to the rolls?

Most Convicts Vote Democrat, Study Shows - PolicyMic

[uggabugga]

5 million new democratic voters. sure, why not?

[florida.bob]

Originally Posted by uggabugga

5 million new democratic voters. sure, why not?

Or as Rand Paul puts it, “A third of African-American males are still prevented from voting because of the War on Drugs”. You know it is really hard to agree with Paul on anything, but ......

[Chimuelojones]

Originally Posted by Spaten_Drinker

If they cannot be trusted to respect the laws of the land, they should not be permitted to affect elections. Felons are no longer full citizens.

Or possess a gun. That is gun control we can all agree on.

[Nodpete]

We have enough criminals in office now, without convicted criminals voting more in.

[green_mariner]

Originally Posted by Spaten_Drinker

If they cannot be trusted to respect the laws of the land, they should not be permitted to affect elections. Felons are no longer full citizens.

In that case, if you don't consider them full citizens, you might as well deport them.

Anyone, where is the Constitution does it say "if you have committed a crime, you will lose your full citizenship"? Where does it say that?

[uggabugga]

Originally Posted by florida.bob

Or as Rand Paul puts it, “A third of African-American males are still prevented from voting because of the War on Drugs”. You know it is really hard to agree with Paul on anything, but ......

1/3 of black males are felons? and all these felonies are from drug charges?

[T-310]

Originally Posted by florida.bob

5.8 million who have "paid their debt to society" should be allowed back into society again, right?...

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/02/12/us...mid=tw-nytimes

They have no respect for laws. They have no respect for rights of other people they may have violated.