Should Prisoners Have The Right To Vote?
Should Prisoners have the right to vote?
Do you think that people that are imprisoned because they were incapable to follow the law, should have the same rights as law abiding citizens? After doing some thorough research I have come to the conclusion that people who cannot seem to follow the simple laws set in place by the federal governments all over the world, then no, they should no longer obtain the right to vote in a democratic election poll. Voting rights have always been a controversial issue in politics, and not only for prisoners. In places like Europe leaders of the government have taken action in getting Statutes or governmental acts passed to make prisoners unable to vote while they are incarcerated since the late 1900’s. In the …show more content…
Think about the types of people that fill jail cells and prison cells, the poor, the mentally ill, the illiterate, the drug addicts, the people that participate in degrading acts such as murder, rape, etc. All people who obviously care more about the social aspects that life has to offer rather than participating inhumane acts such as having a voice in your political system. People that are convicted felons have showed that they are not capable of making an important decision wisely, like Roger Clegg, president of a conservative advocacy group, states “If you aren't willing to follow the law, you can’t claim the right to make the law for everyone else” (Holding). I do however believe that prisoners should get an education at some point, so when they are released they can be a valuable asset to the world rather than being idle accession to the delinquent population. Why should we allow inmates to withhold the constitutional right to vote, when they were committing a crime(s) that caused them to now be incarcerated they were not thinking of laws or the constitution. So with the decision of breaking the law, they, as citizens, have then decided to hand over their freedoms to the federal government and the court system to now put in time for their
Do you think that people that are imprisoned because they were incapable to follow the law, should have the same rights as law abiding citizens? After doing some thorough research I have come to the conclusion that people who cannot seem to follow the simple laws set in place by the federal governments all over the world, then no, they should no longer obtain the right to vote in a democratic election poll. Voting rights have always been a controversial issue in politics, and not only for prisoners. In places like Europe leaders of the government have taken action in getting Statutes or governmental acts passed to make prisoners unable to vote while they are incarcerated since the late 1900’s. In the …show more content…
Think about the types of people that fill jail cells and prison cells, the poor, the mentally ill, the illiterate, the drug addicts, the people that participate in degrading acts such as murder, rape, etc. All people who obviously care more about the social aspects that life has to offer rather than participating inhumane acts such as having a voice in your political system. People that are convicted felons have showed that they are not capable of making an important decision wisely, like Roger Clegg, president of a conservative advocacy group, states “If you aren't willing to follow the law, you can’t claim the right to make the law for everyone else” (Holding). I do however believe that prisoners should get an education at some point, so when they are released they can be a valuable asset to the world rather than being idle accession to the delinquent population. Why should we allow inmates to withhold the constitutional right to vote, when they were committing a crime(s) that caused them to now be incarcerated they were not thinking of laws or the constitution. So with the decision of breaking the law, they, as citizens, have then decided to hand over their freedoms to the federal government and the court system to now put in time for their