From: Mike Lorrey (mlorrey@yahoo.com)
Date: Tue May 27 2003 - 17:31:21 MDT
--- Lee Daniel Crocker <lee@piclab.com> wrote
>
> And frankly, I never understood why felons are denied the
> vote if they are mentally competent. Are they not equally,
> if not more, affected by legislative choices than we are?
> The argument that they have willingly surrendered their
> right to participation in society falls on deaf ears with me,
> because I don't for a moment make the assumption that just
> because something is a felony, it must be morally wrong.
It isn't because they committed a felony, but because they've
demonstrated they can't or won't play by the rules...
BTW: It is entirely possible for a felon to regain the right to vote.
Should a felon, say, be able to carry a gun? Which is more dangerous:
letting a felon (and all felons) vote, or letting them go armed???
Whether the particular felonies are just or not is an issue that can be
dealt with by voting, but it can also be dealt with by other means. The
day both jaywalking and rebellion are death penalty offenses is the day
the jaywalkers revolt.
=====
Mike Lorrey
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