Posted on 03/01/2020 7:54:18 PM PST by karpov
Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., who is now the front-runner in the Democratic presidential primary, continues to stand by one of his more controversial proposals -- which would allow even violent felons to have the right to vote while incarcerated.
On his campaign website, amid a host of far-reaching policies that would extend more benefits and rights to felons and other convicted criminals under the banner of "criminal justice reform," he pledges to return the “right to vote” to prisoners.
“All voting-age Americans must have the right and meaningful access to vote, whether they are incarcerated or not,” his campaign says. “We will re-enfranchise the right to vote to the millions of Americans who have had their vote taken away by a felony conviction.”
It's part of a "Prisoner Bill of Rights" that includes access to free medical care, free educational and vocational training, a "living wage" and unlimited visits and phone calls.
Restoring voting rights to felons in jail is not a new position for the democratic socialist and he has never indicated he wants to allow exceptions for any particularly heinous crimes. This point was underscored in dramatic fashion at a CNN town hall last April when he was asked if his position would support “enfranchising people” like Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev as well as those “convicted of sexual assault.”
He said it would.
“I think the right to vote is inherent to our democracy. Yes, even for terrible people ... When they get out of jail, I believe they certainly should have the right the vote, but I do believe that even if they are in jail, they’re paying their price to society, but that should not take away their inherent American right to participate in our democracy,” he said.
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We should release ALL felons and send them to Cuba. Returning the favor...so to speak.
Could have been worse, he could have demanded they be released to vote.
Of course he panders to convicts. If Comrade Bernie ever gets to power he will need these thugs to repress the Americans who are still resisting his tyranny.
>>When they get out of jail, I believe they certainly should have the right the vote, but I do believe that even if they are in jail, they’re paying their price to society, but that should not take away their inherent American right to participate in our democracy,” he said.
The right to keep and bear arm is also an “inherent American right”. Would the socialist arm all the prisoners too?
I thought that voting is a privilege — not an unfettered right.
Mikhail Bakunin - The brigand is the true and only revolutionary.
Thats next, if we don't crush that SOB.
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