In most states restoration of civil rights is an automatic proceedure when the felon has paid his debt to society.
As I remember it twelve states have an onerous restoration process designed to inhibit an ex-con from restoring his rights and participation in society.
I do not know of any state that does not have some provision to allow ex-cons to regain their civil rights, excepting firearms ownership.
Typically the prison inmate watches four hours of TV per day. Two hours of this are news, or news related programs in most prisons. The inmates have no say over the programming. Generally the inmate is informed on political matters (state, federal and local) for the first time in his life. For lack of competing influences he becomes an informed and politically educated citizen. I think this man should be allowed to vote as soon as his debt to society has been paid.
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- Voter Suppression Gains Momentum
- Just what we need, felons voting. Next we should set up polls in the prisons. (n/t)
- Yeah, what worthless scum. Let's just shoot everyone upon conviction.
- What does it say about a political party when they actively seek and court the felon vote? (n/t)
- The real story is leftis groups committing fraud. Period. (n/t)
- re: Voter Suppression Gains Momentum
- Yes, getting criminals to vote democrat is vital.
- Funny, I wonder how many of the convicted criminals from the Reagan administrations get to vote?
- G. Gordon Liddy: a convicted felon who would still be in prison if President Carter hadn't commuted his sentence.
- re: You're having a tuff time with reality aren't you. Ex-cons not Neocons you're getting them confused again. 8-) (n/t)
- Just what we need, felons voting. Next we should set up polls in the prisons. (n/t)