ThatGunGuy made a statement on another thread and I realized that a number of people don't know the history to the reasons why felons traditionally have been barred from voting.
A felony is a breach of a social contract of sorts, where the loss of rights is directly attributed to the commission of a felony, save executive or judicial restoration. Only a handful of states still prohibit felons voting, though most do not allow felons to hold public office.
But Felons still cannot possess a firearm.
Is it a practice that its time has come to be reviewed? Possibly.
Do felons still vote anyway? Yes. Though, non citizens do too.
Felon disenfranchisement can be traced to the ancient Greek and Roman governements as a means of 'social death' for those convicted of infamous crimes and thusly brought to America by our ancestors who settled here.ThatGunGuy said:If the felon has served their time, why should they be denied their rights? If they are still a risk, why are they back on the streets? G Gordon Liddy is a felon, but I'd love it if he were allowed to vote again. With the hundreds of thousands of "drug criminals" being charged as felons, prohibiting them their right to vote amounts to taking away their voice in the decriminilization effort.
A felony is a breach of a social contract of sorts, where the loss of rights is directly attributed to the commission of a felony, save executive or judicial restoration. Only a handful of states still prohibit felons voting, though most do not allow felons to hold public office.
But Felons still cannot possess a firearm.
Is it a practice that its time has come to be reviewed? Possibly.
Do felons still vote anyway? Yes. Though, non citizens do too.