NBC News: Eric Holder Says It's Time To Let Felons Vote (Reid, Barack Obama)

[Britt Reid]

I don't like this one bit. According to Holder:

The laws were not intended to improve public safety but rather "to stigmatize, shame, and shut out a person who had been found guilty of a crime."

The way I see this is Holder is speaking as a black man who sees blacks as being disproportionately jailed in America and thus disproportionately disenfranchised. What I want to know is will this open the door for violent felons to include the right to own and possess firearms as well?

It's Time to Let Felons Vote, Holder Says - NBC News

[T-310]

Eric Holder has confirmed my opinion that he is a moron.

[AeroGuyDC]

This is not about righting a wrong or an outdated policy. This is because convicts have proven to be reliable Democratic voters.

Nothing, and I mean nothing, happens in this Administration without some sort of benefit to Democrats.

Barack Obama and Eric Holder are scum.

http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Governm...-Vote-Democrat

[Goinback2011]

Felons are Democrats.

[Grsz11]

Originally Posted by AeroGuyDC

This is not about righting a wrong or an outdated policy. This is because ex-convencts have proven to be reliable Democratic voters.

Nothing, and I mean nothing, happens in this Administration without some sort of benefit to Democrats.

Barack Obama and Eric Holder are scum.

Study: Most Convicts Vote Democrat

And what exactly is the justification to permanently disenfranchise them but to make sure less of them vote for Democrats?

[Grsz11]

Originally Posted by Goinback2011

Felons are Democrats.

Is that why you don't want them to vote? That would seem a worse stance than wanting them to vote because they are Democrats.

[greywar]

Under no circumstances should we disenfranchise people from the right to vote. Felons or not, these are our fellow Americans.

Stating they shouldnt have the right to vote because they might vote democrat means that really...you are not a person that believes in democracy.

[T-310]

Originally Posted by Grsz11

And what exactly is the justification to permanently disenfranchise them but to make sure less of them vote for Democrats?

They have proven that they have abandoned the rule of law. As such, they abrogate the right to vote.

[daylux]

He has a lot in common with felons I can understand his loyalty.

[JimRom]

Originally Posted by Britt Reid

I don't like this one bit. According to Holder:

The laws were not intended to improve public safety but rather "to stigmatize, shame, and shut out a person who had been found guilty of a crime."

The way I see this is Holder is speaking as a black man who sees blacks as being disproportionately jailed in America and thus disproportionately disenfranchised. What I want to know is will he include the felons the right to own possess and use firearms too?

It's Time to Let Felons Vote, Holder Says - NBC News

Considering that the purpose of a prison sentence is claimed to be rehabilitation, I've always wondered exactly why someone lost their right to vote once their sentence had been served. As far as I'm concerned, if a felon has served their sentence and is deemed fit to return to society, they should regain all rights that they lost when they were convicted. Yes, this includes not only the right to vote but also the right to own a firearm. For that matter, if it were up to me there would be no public record of conviction once the sentence had been served and therefore no discrimination because of a previous conviction.

Seriously, if you're going to screw up someone's entire life because of a mistake they made when they were young and stupid, you might as well keep them in prison. If the crime is severe enough to warrant the loss of all rights, then the crime is severe enough to warrant a mandatory life without parole sentence.