I have a friend who said that they wish we could go back to only allowing land owners the right to vote. That really got me to wondering. The idea makes sense on the hand that those who own land are also those who are going to be held accountable for what is voted into law. They would at the very least be interested in maintaining the piece of America they own. It was an interesting thought, I'm not sure if it's really justified though. What if you want to rent but still have an opinion on liberties that have nothing to do with land ownership? At what point does it make sense to say you can vote on some issues but not others?
At the same time I don't agree with Holder's (Obama's Attorney General pick) idea to allow convicted felons to vote. The idea behind not allowing convicted felons to vote seems pretty clear to me. They lack good decision making abilities. At the very least I think a felon should loose voting rights for a minimum of 20 years or so, possibly depending on the severity of the law they broke. Maybe it should extend to State laws as well. Perhaps a good rule of thumb would be to say if they had 2 years in prison they lose their voting rights for 4 years, 8 years of prison = 16 years w/out voting.
Saturday, November 22, 2008
voting rights
3 comments:
Some of our current felons made poor choices in the business world. They are well-educated, self-serving, dishonest business moguls. Of course they want to vote, and they are willing to pay big bucks for a lobby to give them back their rights. Here is where we see the unrighteous wanting to pass laws in their favor. It is frustrating to watch these people destroy the laws that protect the law-abiding citizens. The law that a felon should not be allowed to vote should stand--they are convicted for a reason and letting them vote is not in our best interest.
Depending on your felony you can buy your way out. After a certain number of years you pay a number of government agencies a moderate amount of money to get your felony record erased. Much cheaper than paying lobbyists, I'm sure. Just another little-known fact about our great country.
Sumo, is that something you learned in your accounting class?
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