To tell the truth, I’m not sure where I fall on this. My first instinct is to say no, but truthfully, that’s only because I’d like to keep Democrats disenfranchised. As a Christian and a conservative, I believe that people’s rights should not be restricted once a person has served their sentence. I’ve spent too much time in court to believe justice is blind, but it seems many parole boards are dumb...
Too often, the "sentence" isn't near what it should be. A recent case of a kidnapping a young girl turned on the fact that the felon had kept her on heroin. His attorney said her testimony was to be thrown out because of her condition. This illegal also committed murder during the same "spree"—the kidnapped girl survived. (Hannity today).
The sentence includes loss of voting rights, not just a prison term. I’ll be voting against this.
If they've served their full sentence, let them vote. If they get out early, they don't. If you really want to vote, turn down parole and serve your time.
I completely agree. And their sentence was so many months in prison, so many months on parole and lifetime loss of voting rights.
They are allowed to vote in their next life. Loss of voting while on earth was part of their sentence.