I often hear arguments for and against this cause and draw in my own personal opinion the logical conclusion that they should be allowed to vote from an ANC perspective, as the only difference between them and the rest of the ANC voterbase is that they were actually caught and convicted.
2007-06-03 23:42:23 · 20 answers · asked by Bull IV 2 in Travel ➔ Africa & Middle East ➔ South Africa
HELL NO!!
As far as I'm concerned, prisoners gave up their right to have rights when they took away someone else's rights by doing whatever they did to end up in prison in the first place!
Don't you just LOVE when the government releases tens of thousands of prisoners in celebration of the President's birthday?? Only in South Africa... *shakes head*
2007-06-04 00:03:10 · answer #1 · answered by Angelpaws 5 · 6⤊ 0⤋
Your hatred of the ANC is clouding your mind. The truth is that nowhere did the ANC want votes from prisoners. The ANC could have used that vote in the first elections because there were still political priosners in prisons in 1994.
Personally, I won't support such a move. The good thing is that the ANC is not even considering such a thing. While to vote for a government of your choice is a Constitutional right - that right is limited to one being a citizen in good standing. They lost their good standing when they were convicted. They must serve their time and hope to vote when they are out of jail.
The other thing is that if they have the right to vote, they must have the right to be voted into office therefore the righ to register a political party. You cannot give them choices inferior to the other voters. Think of a poltical party with its head office in Leeuwkop Prison. Hehehehehe!!!!!!!
2007-06-04 09:32:58 · answer #2 · answered by ? 6 · 5⤊ 0⤋
No, and I'll tell you why, it's really really simple. Simple enough that even the ANC should be able to grasp this.
They are CRIMINALS. Their way of thinking costs LIVES. They have been REMOVED out of society.
We all know putting anyone in a prison in SA will only make them worse, one in a thousand really reforms. Thanks to the government making empty promises, prison is the shelter most of them count on and everyone else pays for. Housing, food, legal advice all for free.
So NO, they were removed for a good reason, often a violent one, and they should have less rights, not be pampered so that the ANC can fluff their vote count asnd hope for the best. That's a sure sign of a totally depsperate government.
2007-06-04 23:33:49 · answer #3 · answered by Unicornrider 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nobody in prison around the world should be allowed to vote. By being convicted they have or should have lost their rights to vote. Unfortunately their are still countries where voting is corrupted by some parties, and bribery is common. It is up to the individual to do their very best to make sure that all elections are run honestly and fairly.
2007-06-04 06:46:49 · answer #4 · answered by Sandra S 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
If you have broken a law that caused you to go to jail you have abused the right to, normal voting rights that those who have not broken a law have, you cannot differentiate between prisoners you would have child molesters with voting rights no way ~~
2007-06-04 06:47:25 · answer #5 · answered by burning brightly 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Inmates in America aren't allowed to vote. An inmate gave up his/her rights by breaking a law. By disregarding a nation's laws they are sort of saying they don't want to participate in the country's government system.
2007-06-04 06:57:03 · answer #6 · answered by J 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
The right to vote is a privilege given to all law abiding citizens, the fact that a person is jailed for breaking the law should automatically disqualify them from this right, my answer is no they should not be allowed to vote.
2007-06-04 07:09:08 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 6⤊ 0⤋
Prisoners voting is Baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaad!
2007-06-04 09:13:20 · answer #8 · answered by jovvijo 6 · 5⤊ 0⤋
No no and No!!!
The prisoners in this country is anyway to relaxed in the prisons. I mean they watch TV, they get nice food, sleep in a bed with a blanket, get drugs in the cells, ext.... Sound like a pretty relaxed life to me!
Why call it Prison anyway, why not just call it a one star hotel with boundaries...?
2007-06-04 10:02:32 · answer #9 · answered by poepies 4 · 6⤊ 0⤋
ok, this is a very interesting question. my viewpoint is that they should not be allowed to vote. by committing, and being convicted of a crime, surely they have given up some of their constitutional rights? voting is a right which is given to law abiding citizens of a country, and by being convicted of a crime, which infringed on the rights of another citizen, surely your right to vote falls away? those people who have done their time and paid the price of their crime can vote.
2007-06-04 08:24:42 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 8⤊ 1⤋