I feel that once a man has served his sentence, lived up to the conditions of his parole, he should be allowed to vote. He should also be allowed to possess firearms. If a man cannot have his full rights as an American restored then why let him go?
In Texas, felons are allowed to vote once all conditions of their sentences are met. I am a convicted felon and I have been voting since 2006.
Constitutionally it ought to be left to the states to choose. Also you’re one of the special few who would vote Republican; most of the folks who had been your cellmates would go overwhelmingly Rat. I think the Rats want to even open it up to parolees and probationers, anyone who isn’t physically in a prison or jail.
What the comieRATS are trying to pull off here is different. We'd have Voting Booths in every State & Fed Prison.
I don't mention County Jails as most 'inmates' there are awaiting trial and haven't been convicted of anything, 'yet'. Except for places like the Cook County Jail and out in LA or Rikers in NYC. (Its a mathematical given those people aren't newbies to Felony crime.)
I have to agree with you on this, If a person is trusted to return to society from prison, then ALL his rights should be restored. And I’m not a convicted felon.
Democrats could be fooled, (they aren’t very bright,usually)as there is no guarantee that said felons will vote dem.If a convict is released into society,and gets a job, and starts becoming a responsible citizen and sees his paycheck being heisted to fund entitlements that are totally irrevelant to his well-being, and becomes familiar with the issues, he may just vote conservative.
My opinions?
1. If people are released into society, restore thier rights. If it is felt that you can’t, then quite obviously, they haven’t been locked up long enough.
2.Stop most background checks. Background checks should be reserved only for certain jobs. If a person who is released from prison can’t go to work, his chances are FAR greater of repeat offence.I work in the oilfield in Texas, and I see background checks used that disqualify otherwise perfectly suitable employees in jobs that the check is really pretty irrelevant.
3.Restore firearm rights. All the gun laws have ever done is make stupid people feel good about themselves. Anyone walking the streets as a free person should be able to own personal firearms. There is no evidence to convince me that a person who wanted to commit a crime couldn’t get a weapon due to gun laws. If I was a convict, and I wanted a firearm, I could probably have one in ten minutes, provided I had money. Nation Instant Check is more BS to increase govt. and provide non-productive govt.jobs to suck up taxpayers money.
4. Child molesters are an exception. I am not sure they can ever be totally trusted in society, so trying to keep tabs on their whereabouts might be a good idea. Or maybe never release them?
5 IMHO.