That's one of the dumbest ideas I've ever heard. It had to have come from a lefty. ('Serious. 'Had to. No one else could be that irresponsible. That 'Blunt' guy is no conservative...'don't care what 'label' is attached to him in the article.)posted by Larry
However, all criminals are allowed to vote as long as they aren't yet convicted of their crimes. Then, instead of being called 'criminals', they are called by their proper name, which is, of course, 'Democrats'. :laugh: Posted by Mike
That's one of the dumbest ideas I've ever heard. It had to have come from a lefty. ('Serious. 'Had to. No one else could be that irresponsible. That 'Blunt' guy is no conservative...'don't care what 'label' is attached to him in the article.)
Here in the U.S. it's been proposed by some in the past that FELONS ought to have their right to vote restored once they're out of the slammer. Aaaaaand of course the ACLU (no outfit is further left) was (and STILL is, no doubt) right in the thick of it:
And I can piss higher on the wall than all of you!
WOGG's rule!
Mike, Larry, you may want to check again, you would not want to misslead anyone.
Prisoner voting rights are a state issue, so the laws are different from state to state. Some states allow only individuals on probation. Others allow individuals on parole and probation. As of 2011, only two states, Kentucky and Virginia, continue to impose a lifelong denial of the right to vote to all citizens with a felony record, absent a restoration of rights granted by the Governor or state legislature.[31] However, in Kentucky, a felon's rights can now be restored after the completion of a restoration process to regain civil rights.[31]
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Once again I repeat myself, but its not hard to check before you post, it will save you the embarrassment of once again having a Democrat point out your errors.
But I wonder, in response to
You said this:
"BUT - part of the sentence itself is the loss of the right to vote. That's part of the punishment. The law doesn't say the right to vote is simply 'suspended' for a time concurrent with a person's stay in the slammer".
So Larry when you said that, what did you mean?
Sorry Mike,
But you really don't think you can make a joke that confuses criminals with Democrats and not excpect a little blow back?
That's also the reason why historically, democrats have advocated for reinstatement of criminal voting rights while republicans have been advocates for disenfranchisement of these people--it's pure self-interest in both cases. Posted by Mike