Do you think felons should lose their right to vote?

Yes, and I think there should be a time limit on the loss of the right.

Say, after 8 or 10 years of living in society with no arrests, positive acomplishments, good references, etc. a felon should be allowed to present evidence of his/her reform and petition a court to reinstate his right to vote.

No 'career criminal' is going to care if he can vote, only someone who cares would have the right to make his case and ask for reinstatement.

No I don not think they should use there right to vote .

Someone can be a felon and later his life can get turned around . And honestly how many people in office already are just as bad ,not much happens to them . If they do get jail time , we both no its nothing like someone that doesnt have money .

Needless to say ,when you have money you can walk the walk is how its put.

Right on Misty M! lol!

I actually know some very nice felons and feel bad for them that they can't vote. Of course, they usually want to vote to make what they did no longer a felony...

i had a friend who got busted for tagging. He spray painted a puppy onto a UHaul truck. He paid UHaul $300, he paid the county $1000, did time and community service. Actually, he was sentenced to 6 weeks MORE community service than the drunk drivers he was doing the service with. They basically attempted assault with a 2 ton deadly weapon and he got sentenced harsher for causing what amounts to about $50.00 worth of damage to a multi-million dollar corporation.

Because the county determined that he caused over $750 of damage, they tried to convict him of a felony.

i don't think my friend, if he HAD been convicted of a felony, should have lost his right to vote. He is one of the most politically knowledgeable and activist people i know.

Not everyone who is convicted with a felony is a child-molester/murderer/bankrobber/rapist.

i think it should be based on the conviction of a certain crime. Not on how much the government thinks you should pay them to take away your rights.

If someone is a convicted felon, they've already shown disregard for the public and government. No, I don't think they should be able to vote.

In some cases, yes, in others, no ... depending on what type felony they committed. I do think it is wrong though to take away their right to draw Social Security since that is something they paid into in order to receive ... taking that away could also make it harder for them to survive (once freed) on what money they have, which could cause them to revert back to crime.

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If we restore one right should we restore all rights, such as owning firearms? I don't think the government should be allowed to pick and choose what rights someone is entitled to... all or nothing.

No. I think Bill Clinton should still be allowed to vote cuz he is an ex president.

Yes. Punishment for their crimes. Deprive them of their right to watch TV and communicate as well until they are released

Do you think a convicted murderer, rapist, or burglar, etc., should help choose who runs the government? Maybe they could be bussed over to the polling stations at election time!