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Skriven 2005-12-14 17:03:57 av Kenneth E Boys (443.politics)
  Kommentar till text 16581 av LEE LOFASO (1:123/140)
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  By: LEE LOFASO to KENNETH E BOYS on Wed Dec 14 2005 15:31:00

LL> Why should those in prison be denied a voice in choosing who should 
LL> represent them?  Just because they are in prison is no reason to deny 
LL> them the right to vote.  Why should those who have been released from 
LL> prison be denied a voice in choosing who should represent them? After 
LL> all, those who have been released from prison have paid their debt to 
LL> society.  And what about those who are mentally retarded?  They haven't 
LL> broken any laws.  Why should they be denied the right to choose who 
LL> should represent them?  And just because there are some folks who are 
LL> nuts is no reason to deny those who are nuts the right to choose who 
LL> should represent them.  I mean, what crime have those who are nuts 
LL> committed?  It's not like being nuts is a criminal offense, although it
LL> is made out to be the same in regards to our denial of granting them 
LL> the right to vote.  And what is this business about discrimination 
LL> based on age?  There are 12 year olds who are more mature and better 
LL> educated than many adults who have the right to vote.  We allow those 
LL> who are illiterate and uneducated the right to vote.  So why not 
LL> children?  Are children criminals?  I don't think so.  If not, then why 
LL> do we treat them as such?  The best thing we can do, as a free an open 
LL> society, is to allow EVERYBODY to vote.  Regardless of age, gender, 
LL> sexual orientation, etc.

    Go ask your Daddy to explain the "Law of the Land" to you.  If he
doesn't like it as it is, suggest he writes his Senator and his area's 
congressman and ask them to change it.  It won't happen but we do have the 
right to ask. :-)

Regards,

Ken

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