Should voting rights be reinstated in those convicted of felonies?

Answer 1

I think it could be done on a case-by-case basis. There are people who commit crimes who rehabilitate themselves into productive citizens. Those who do so deserve to have their full rights and privileges as Americans restored.

Answer 2

If voting is supposed to be a privilege (granted upon turning 18), then it should be revokable. Two things however:

1) If a person does not value something that is taken away, it will not be seen as punishment. I wonder how many felons miss being able to vote.

2) With the amount of minorities in jail in the US, taking away voting rights of felons is certainly an effective way of limiting the minority vote if they wanted to (I am not a conspiracy theorist NOR do I ACTUALLY believe this is the reason for taking away voting rights, just pointing out something).

Personally I think that serving time is part of paying dues back to society and voting rights can be reinstated after a specific number of years, say 5 years.

Answer 3

These people who say no are pathetic example of American citizens .I guess they don't believe in our constitution ,or freedom and liberty .Who do they think they are to have any right or power to control another citizens right to vote .The foundation of our heritage is built on freedom and liberty for all .Not who one person decides they think should have it .Its all men are created equal ,not one is created with more power than another. Can they tell me ?Do they think all felons should be free from paying taxes the rest of their lives also .Our governmennt has violated the constitution and distorted the meanings of it to use as a tool to victimize our citizens and make them felons .Over 1/4 of our citizens are now fellons for nonviolent offenses ,All these people who the government has taken their lisence to drive from. Still pay taxes to build our roads they can't use ,that is unconstitutional .Many of the charges are unconstitutional laws.One of the main reasons our founding fathers fought the revolutionary war for our freedom from tyranny and oppression was .(Taxation with out representation ) Thats exactly what that is ,and exactly what these people want, a dictatorship .Where people are over taxed but have no voice in anything in their lives. Its also called enslaving the people .Our founding fathers would hang their head in shame .After all the lives and American blood it took pay for our freedom and liberty .To hear that many people think it should be given away so those lives were sacrificed for nothing..In order to have liberty in a free society, you have to grant it to others.When some one has served their time and released .They have paid their debt and should have every right every American has .Or any charge thats a felony is a life sentence.

Answer 4

In my opinon, yes. Everyone should be allowed an opinion. Also, some of those convicted felons may not be in trouble for bad reasons. It could be a small mistake done by accident or even on pupose, but nonetheless , a small mistake. Where i'm getting at is; not every felon is " bad".

Answer 5

Non-violent convicted felons, who have demonstrated stable social skills and rehabilitation, should get a second chance. This privilege should be immediately revoked if another conviction is made, however.

People make mistakes and sometimes are caught in some non-violent crime. They should not be written off indefinitely, as not being *socially redeeming*.

Good question!

Answer 6

i hit upon it difficult to trust that many extreme criminals convicted of a criminal ever took their balloting rights heavily before they were banged up.yet the following is going..................... component of the definition of criminal ( at the same time as it replaced into invented by England ) replaced into that the felon lost his existence and or component of his/her civil rights including sources rights criminal isn't that a lengthy way faraway from Outlawry - yet another English criminal structure.Felons are nevertheless in outcome outlaws at the same time as incarcerated and could proceed to be lower than the civil criminal responsibility of dropping the vote at the same time as interior.they have by their moves positioned themselves if purely briefly outdoors of society and want to take the outcomes.no longer having the flexibility to vote is actual one in each of the least of their concerns yet i assume growing to be a member of a marketing campaign to get them back probable fills different time in.

Answer 7

No. Hillary Clinton should not get her way. In the first place, she shouldn't be trying to change the rules just so she can get more votes.

What Hillary Clinton is doing is nearly as bad as Pelosi voting against laws that punish employers of undocumented workers. (It is said Pelosi's business has been accused of profiting off of undocumented workers.)

Answer 8

Absolutely not. But the Democrats want felons to vote, because the felon demographic would be primarily Democrat.

Answer 9

No, I think everyone has a right to vote. I mean they are part of this world. Of course if you're old enough though =]

Answer 10

No. If a person does not want to behave in a manner ( don't steal, don't sell a 10 yr old crack, ) that promotes healthy society- they should not be allowed to make decisions for that society.