Text 16543, 47 rader
Skriven 2005-12-12 23:11:00 av Kenneth E Boys (402.politics)
  Kommentar till text 16539 av LEE LOFASO (1:123/140)
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  By: LEE LOFASO to KENNETH E BOYS on Mon Dec 12 2005 21:17:00

Howdy Lee:

KEB>If you were there at that time or honestly studied the subject, you wou
KEB>know the slaves were not citizens, could not read and had no idea who ran f
KEB>what office.  In this period of time, your liberal party (compliments of
KEB>Hillary) wants to give convicted felon criminals the right to vote!
KEB>Their reason is obvious to me.  Crooks defend fellow crooks!
KEB>Democrats would get 90 some percent of their votes! ;-)

LL> Why should convicted felons be denied the right to vote?
LL> Why should ex-cons be denied the right to vote?
LL> Why should individuals who are on parole be denied the right to vote?
LL> Why should individuals who have completed their parole be denied the right 
LL> to vote?
LL> Why should those individuals who are intellectually challenged be denied
LL> the right to vote?
LL> Why should those individuals who have mentally disabilities be denied
LL> the right to vote?
LL> Why should those those individuals who are under the age of 18 be denied
LL> the right to vote?
LL> 
LL> We say we are a free country, yet continue to deny the most basic
LL> of rights to our own citizens.  Why is that?
LL> 
LL> Why is it there is nothing in our Constitution guaranteeing American
LL> citizens the right to vote?  As it is, each state decides who has a
LL> right to vote, and who does not - within certain parameters set by our
LL> Constitution.  Is that fair?  Why, or why not?
LL> 
LL> FWIW, my opinion is that every man, woman and child should be
LL> guaranteed the right to vote.  Without exception.

    I understand your belief but do not agree.  Those convicted criminals lost
their right to vote when they broke the law of the land.  All of the above
questions are answered the same.  Although a convicted criminal pays his debt
to society via time in the clink, that does not complete the punishment.  He
looses many of his rights, one of witch is his right to vote.  He should have
thought of that before breaking the law of the land!

Regards,

Ken
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