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Tuesday, October 15, 2019

Felons Voting While In Prison In D.C.

Washington, D.C.’s council seems posed to let felons vote while they are still serving their sentences in prison. Surely, that has the benefit of ensuring that these individuals turn out to vote. But one claim made to push the change, that felon disenfranchisement is racist, is absurd.

Many states have had that rule as long as they have been states, and places such as Vermont in 1793 or later in North and South Dakota can hardly be claimed to have adopted these rules because of concerns about black voters.

Democrats used to argue that once felons had served their time, they had paid their debt to society and should be able to vote. Now, after Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) earlier this year argued for felons to vote while they are in prison, even for those who have committed the most horrible crimes, other Democrats have picked up the cause.


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2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Democrats don't care about the public safety,they only care about votes which translates into dollars in their pockets.

Anonymous said...

Bet they Voted ALL Democrat too !!!! for their fellow
CRIMINALS !!!