All 3 of these states are in the South. Does that reflect on southern thinking and political stances?
I have lived in the south 95% of my life, was born here, just want others percerptions.
2007-04-05 05:57:53 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Elections
It's about time. If you are a felon and have served out your sentence you should have all of your rights restored. That is the idea of the punishment: you did a crime and the court said here is how you will pay for it and for how long. If you do not screw up again and you have obliged the courts orders, you have paid for your mistake. There is no justifiable reason not have rights restored in most cases (certain crimes such as repeat rapists, mass murderers, serial killers, and pedophiles are in a much different catagory and should be looked at longer and more critically).
If someone makes a mistake they should be given the opportunity to atone for it and after that their civil rights should be restored. There are far too many felons who did not do the crimes I mentioned above, and have done their time but still cannot vote, or own a gun or many other things the rest of us can do....and that is wrong.
2007-04-05 06:09:36 · answer #1 · answered by thinking-guru 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Hey most of the felons in Florida don't speak English anyways and will NEVER become citizens.
The south is more honest, less politically correct and smarter than their western mexican loving counter parts.
2007-04-05 14:06:52 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
A big mistake. I can see it now "Joe Jackson for Mayor, he will help ensure the police turn the other way" A free TV with every vote, two pounds of "Good stuff" if you vote twice
2007-04-05 13:32:36 · answer #3 · answered by Boomrat 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think there's a good argument on both sides of this issue. If you commit a crime you lose your right to vote; however, if you've served your sentence your debt to society has been paid. I believe that it's good that this is a state issue, because both sides make sense to me. I would say that the South is usually harsher on crime then the North; although there's crowding everywhere.
2007-04-05 13:06:59 · answer #4 · answered by MEL T 7 · 1⤊ 2⤋
It kind of makes me wish I was in Florida.
2007-04-05 13:04:00 · answer #5 · answered by BigRichGuy 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
don't do the crime if you cant do the time. anyway most of these people probably don't vote. the ones that do are white collar criminals do we really want them voting anyway
2007-04-05 13:03:53 · answer #6 · answered by boxermix 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋