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All felonies have victims? Tell that to the guys in prison for marijuana.
Art Martin — (archived)

David, fine line between a misdemeanor and a felony. Couple of my old friends have felony convictions from their early years for basically victimless crimes. One got caught in a sting as a bartender serving alcohol to a minor. Another for a DUI when he went home from a party so blitzed that he was unable to discern right or wrong. The other partiers should've been the ones found guilty for letting him go. My nephew was arraigned for spousal abuse for a crime he did not commit when his ex wife staged an event as a custody ploy. All of these people are model citizens today and have as much chance of returning to a life of crime as any of the rest of us on here. What exactly do these youthful indiscretions have to do with denying someone's right to vote. They still pay taxes and their children can be sent to war. Why wouldn't they have a voice in those decisions.

Now, if we're only talking about the time that a person is actually behind bars that they lose their voting rights, then maybe I'm down with that. Prison is supposed to be punishment. Once they've served their time however is a different issue. This is the country of second chances. A whole lot of very great people have needed those from time to time. This is not a black and white issue.

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