I tend to agree that anyone who has been convicted of a crime, and who has fulfilled his sentence, should regain all of his full rights. If he's “paid his debt to society”, then I see no basis for society to demand more from him.
I would be much more sympathetic to the idea of felons being treated more harshly, even after completing their sentences, if being a felon meant what it used to—someone who has willfully committed a particularly serious crime. But our body of laws has become so complex and convoluted, that the average American unwittingly commits three felonies per day. Under our corrupt legal system, the only legal difference between you and I and someone who has been convicted of a felony is that we haven't been caught.
Now, having said all that, I'll say this as well. Anyone who thinks that Mr. Holder's motive in proposing that ex-felons be given their voting rights is anything but blatantly partisan is an ignorant fool.
The Democratic party is the party of criminals.
Let me ask you, Maggie: do you believe that it's acceptable that someone who's served their sentence and repaid their debt to society should never be allowed to vote again?
Well, that's certainly the easier way to look at it. Another way, and the correct one if not necessarily the sexier one, is that rehabilitation over purely punitive/life-long exclusive measures is consistently a liberal position.
All rights should be reinstated, 2nd included. It gets tricky if they were a violent offender though.
I'm not necessarily so sure about that. let's say Bubba the murder rapist is arrested, serves his sentence and is released after twenty years. What's the worst thing that could happen now that he's allowed to vote?
I would imagine it carries the same risk as letting him out after twenty years.
So...what? He's going to start beating people to death with voting booths?
No, the worst thing is that he will rape and murder someone again. Without a firearm of course.
DO you actually give a **** about a bunch of convicted felons or are you just clamoring for more democrat voters?Do you believe that people who've served their sentences should lose their right to vote for the rest of their lives, or are you more concerned that ex-felons might vote Democrat?
DO you actually give a **** about a bunch of convicted felons or are you just clamoring for more democrat voters?
Thats not much of an answer to the same question you asked of others....So who pooped in your cheerios tonight?
Thats not much of an answer to the same question you asked of others....
The only reason Holder is opening his corrupt mouth is because he thinks he can bring in Democrat votes.
Asked with the exact same intent you asked and just as sincerely.Maybe you should go back and read the context in which it was asked.
Asked with the exact same intent you asked and just as sincerely.
Nope...cuz Im certain if you actually gave a **** about this as more than a political tool and a campaign issue you would be already anxiously engaged in a good work with that population you would profess to give a **** about. Hell...I could even respect that. And it shouldnt be too hard for you to demonstrate that this was more than just a typical sad promotion of a purely political agenda.Would it make your head explode if you were to accept that I genuinely believe it to be unjust for felons who've served out there sentences to be blocked from voting for the rest of their lives?
What? No, I asked what's the worst that can happen now that he can vote? I mean directly related to the voting, not his rape-murder hobbies.
Do you believe that people who've served their sentences should lose their right to vote for the rest of their lives, or are you more concerned that ex-felons might vote Democrat?
Considering that bringing the wrong kind of potted flower into the country can be a felony these days, I'm starting to agree.
If a person is convicted of making and using drugs (without giving it to anyone else), you think they should be executed? For a crime consisting only in endangering their own health? Do you not see the absurdity of that?
Apply that to authoritarians and you got a deal. Authoritarians are worthless pieces of flesh as well.
If they commit a crime, sure. Unfortunately for you most Authoritarians are the ones who MAKE the laws, not the ones who BREAK them.
If a person is convicted of making and using drugs (without giving it to anyone else), you think they should be executed? For a crime consisting only in endangering their own health? Do you not see the absurdity of that?
Yeah, that's why there are politicians in jail, because they don't break laws. :lamo Keep telling yourself that.
I'll just sit back and wait for you to go nuts on some pot smoking guy and then you go to jail. Problem will take care of itself because true authoritarians cannot follow the laws they don't like.
We use cookies and similar technologies for the following purposes:
Do you accept cookies and these technologies?
We use cookies and similar technologies for the following purposes:
Do you accept cookies and these technologies?