Posted on 09/22/2004 9:28:39 AM PDT by Hi Heels
Back in the middle ages, in HS Government class we were taught, that in the State of Texas if you were convicted of a felony (and not pardoned) you were stripped of the right(s) to:
1. Serve in the Military.
2. Keep and arm bears.
3. Vote.
If you were deceased you also forfeit these rights.
I guess times-be-a-changin though.
BS, pure and simple from the liberal leftist communist demoncRATS.
Not to worry.
Once we get socialism, no one will be left out, as the state will vote for us all, for the greater good.
If you thought AP, CBS, and the New York Slimes were biased, think again. Reuters makes them look like conservative news organizations.
Awww ain't it a cryin' shame?
PAW is one of the most hardline leftwing pressure groups around. They ignore an even larger group of U.S. citizens who are denied the right to vote...because, for no fault of their own, they haven't passed their 18th birthday. Many of them are black or members of other minorities. More racism.
If the democrats had their way, "disenfrancised" would vote based on their "constituency". Based on census and sampling data, there is X number of blacks in this or that city. If they had all voted, they would have voted for Democrats A & B and not Republican or Independent C & D.
This is what the Florida recount was about. It was to lay the groundwork for future elections that could be contested based on low voter turn-out. IOW, if the voters are unhappy with the choices, the Dems could go to court and have them vote "their conscience" by dictate.
Not much different than Putkin selecting the candidate to be approved!
Florida doesn't prohibit felons from voting. Jeb Bush eliminated this exclusion because an accurate list could not be drawn up.
Perhaps this rule applies only to this election, but it's the only one we've got at the moment.
Shoulda thought about that before committing a crime...
Comes from Reuters doesn't it? Naturally it is a RATmedia lie.
Ohio is one.
Actually, I think a reformed felon that can prove that he/she is truly a better person and doesn't get convicted of anything again should be considered to have voting rights restored after say 10 years.
Rules....the things law breakers just don't seem to understand.....
Rule #1 You must have a valid ID in order to vote...this is to protect your vote from vote fraud canceling it out...
Dear voters:
Believe it or not, there are some people who are not supposed to vote...dead people,illegal aliens,felons and other non-U.S. citizens for example...
If someone does not have a valid picture ID....or is unwilling to apply and obtain one...that person might be one of these involved in vote fraud.
Protect your right to vote...
go get a photo ID
imo
And thanks to Bush's signing of CFR, conservative options to respond have been limited.
Alot of people want to avoid discussing the military vote. Lots of clerks actually admitted during the last election that they don't normally count the military absentee votes unless the vote is close in county elections. My guess is that 10 percent of the military vote is never counted. Personally, it ought to be a federal crime, with at least 12 months in prison if any election clerk fails to count a miltary absentee vote.
I also have a problem with mentally impaired people voting. If Grandma is nuts and out of it...she shouldn't have the right to vote. Its kinda simple....either of sound mind...or else not. And I have a problem with all these absentee votes too. If you are in the hospital...then fine...if in the miltary or living outside of the US...then fine...but thats it. We have way too many people voting absentee in 3 or 4 elections...and getting away with it. Its illegal but we haven't been able to catch them. We need congress to put claws into voting fraud.
Did you say this was from Yahoo! or the DNC?
Maybe the author also thinks convicted felons that have served their sentence ought to be able to buy firearms, too
This "reporter" failed to mention the voter fraud that goes on among the Democrats. The voter "drives" where they submit voter registration cards through a 3rd party, then have them all sent back to the 3rd party. The 3rd party group uses these to pick people up on buses, hands them a card and tells them how to vote.
Don't forget the "for a pack of cigarettes" voter last time around.
Voting cannot be done on the honor system. Rules have to be followed...and we all know how liberals feel about following any rules of any kind.
They do if they're dead.
Gosh, tens of millions age 0-17 are also unable to vote.
As are illegals.
As are non-citizens.
Oh, the humanity.
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