dyslexia wrote:Interesting point Scrat about felons having served their sentences being allowed to vote. might make a good topic, is there anything in the constitution or bill or rights that negates a convicted felon, after serving his/her sentence being deprived of the right to vote?
I may actually be inclined to agree with you on this one Dys. I know of nothing in the Constitution (off the top of my head, anyway) that denies a felon who has paid his or her debt the right to vote, or even allows us to do so. If our viewpoint is that these people have actually "paid their debt" and that we are now welcoming them back with open arms, I'm not sure I see justification for denying them their vote.
On the other hand, I suppose the argument might be made that forfeiting your right to vote is one of the risks you take when you choose to engage in felonious activities.
I can see both sides on this one. My comments regarding Dean were not meant to disagree with him, but to point out that it always seems that Dems assume that felons will vote for Dems. It's like the "motor voter" push championed mostly by Dems, which seems at its core to assume that people who are too lazy or disinterested to go out of their way to register to vote, would vote Democrat if you just held their hands and forced them to register.
