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2019-12-13 Home Front: Politix

Kentucky restores voting rights to nearly 140,000 convicted felons

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Posted by Bobby 2019-12-13 08:16|| || Front Page|| [4 views ] Top

#1 Back at the start of the republic, felons hung. Resources didn't exist to house a million sociopaths. The state has no interest in providing real justice, just ritual to keep the rubes from getting too excited.

So, when are you going to get around allowing them to purchase guns too?

Again, back at the start, the right to vote was indirectly tied to gun ownership, aka skin in the game. See - the two militia acts of 1792

Posted by Procopius2k 2019-12-13 09:13|| 2019-12-13 09:13|| Front Page Top

#2 Capital crime offenders usually were hung. A lot of petty theft was prison and a brand on the thumb.

Some felonies I'm ok with restoring all rights. The war on drugs has brought too many minor crimes into downright felon territory and there is no need for it, IMHO.

Do your time, keep your nose clean and be a productive member of society for 5-10 years after release and I welcome you back as a full citizen.

However, repeat offenders that keep going back get a trip to the gallows after so many failures.

Posted by DarthVader 2019-12-13 10:05|| 2019-12-13 10:05|| Front Page Top

#3 I'm cool with this. If they did their time, they get the right back. prison is time out. Plus, i highly doubt many felons are really that civic minded.

Posted by Yosemite Sam 2019-12-13 10:39|| 2019-12-13 10:39|| Front Page Top

#4 I agree with #3. The ones looking to stick it to the man are not waiting around to vote every other year.

Posted by M. Murcek 2019-12-13 14:40|| 2019-12-13 14:40|| Front Page Top

#5 It's not hard too become a felon, I'm one and very conservative. If illegals are allowed too have more rights than me then why as a natural born citizen can't I have my right too vote?

Posted by chris 2019-12-13 16:48|| 2019-12-13 16:48|| Front Page Top

#6 Agree with the above. Let them vote.

Posted by Lex 2019-12-13 17:33|| 2019-12-13 17:33|| Front Page Top

#7 ..and buy guns.

Posted by Procopius2k 2019-12-13 20:11|| 2019-12-13 20:11|| Front Page Top

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