I don't have a problem with the ban. The problem with Scarlet Letter type policies is that people with criminal records can't ever go straight. I don't think felons should get the vote, but they should definitely not be automatically removed from employment consideration just because they have criminal records. Everyone has a stake in the reintegration of people with criminal records into society. The alternative is convicted criminals remaining on the welfare system their entire lives, with sidelines in criminal activity like drug-dealing, et al.
Well put. I might differ partially on the “felons shouldn’t vote” part. I would qualify that with “if it’s a violent felony or you were caught with a weapon, then you lose your right to vote.”
Not to mention the number of innocent people convicted because they could only afford public pretenders.
It’s getting to the point that we are all criminals in the eyes of those who want to rule over a subservient people.