In some states they are slowly reinstating those rights, have you heard about that? It's not so well known yet but in certain states, felons are allowed to vote again.
Gtfo! Seriously?
That would be awesome! My reasons for thinking so are below...
Disallowing felons to vote almost seems idiotic given the number of criminals that actually run our country
Most people don't realize how easy it is to become a convicted Felon...
You don't have to have a meth lab, or murder someone... A DUI can do it, a lapse in judgement in a car can do it, speeding on the freeway can do it!
Half of the people I know are felons... Which really sucks... Some of them did bring it on themselves in a bad way, but quite a few of them didn't...
Either way, no excuses, nearly all of us did something unethical, and this is the consequence... That being said, who better to vote for elected government officials than the people that have seen what half of the system does??
You know why prisons will never change? Because every person that has been to one is banned from voting! lol
(No, I wasn't in prison)
It's just stupid...
The whole Felon thing is a bunch of bullshit...
How can you take someone that is apparently good at crime, turn them loose on the streets, and say "Ok, you can't escape it because you aren't allowed to have a weapon to protect yourself, so don't piss anyone off... You can't vote to change the system, it will be this way forever... You can't get a job, because people do background checks... You can't rent a place, because people do background checks... You can't get student loans, EVER, or EVER attend a state university... Oh, and you can't get welfare.

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Like, WTF?! Seriously? What the fuck is everyone supposed to do?!?!
lol
/Rant
I apologize to the topic.