Should Felons Be Allowed To Vote Essay
Political Science 1010
20 November 2013
Should felons be allowed to vote?
As a college student who does not have a felony on their record and is not familiar with the extremities of the justice system and voting laws I have taken is upon myself to do some reasearch on the positive and negatives of having voting rights. I have also taken into consideration many other peoples point of views from the internet and from this I have formed the opinion that felons should in fact have the right to vote. This might not be the most popular, right, or wrong thing to do but it is how I feel and I have brainstormed three very logical points on why felons should regain their right to vote after their release from prison. These three well thought …show more content…
It doesn't seem fair to me that laws passed such as Obamacare could effect their insurance policies but they have no way of having their voices heard about how they feel their health insurance policies are handled. I use Obamacare as an example because it is in fact relevant in our society today. Felons may be trying to get on their feet and the government nailing them with the fact they must pay so many hundred or thousands of dollars right after getting out of prison could lead them back into the situation that they were in before. It is proven that most felons were charged because they were trying to provide for themselves or their families not because they are bad people. In result of Obamacare, felons might feel forced back into this innevitable cycle of crime because they are trying to provide for themselves or their families. Therefore, felons should have a say in weather Obamacare gets passed through or not since it will directly be effecting them. This is only one example that I focused on but there are many other out there that are just am
20 November 2013
Should felons be allowed to vote?
As a college student who does not have a felony on their record and is not familiar with the extremities of the justice system and voting laws I have taken is upon myself to do some reasearch on the positive and negatives of having voting rights. I have also taken into consideration many other peoples point of views from the internet and from this I have formed the opinion that felons should in fact have the right to vote. This might not be the most popular, right, or wrong thing to do but it is how I feel and I have brainstormed three very logical points on why felons should regain their right to vote after their release from prison. These three well thought …show more content…
It doesn't seem fair to me that laws passed such as Obamacare could effect their insurance policies but they have no way of having their voices heard about how they feel their health insurance policies are handled. I use Obamacare as an example because it is in fact relevant in our society today. Felons may be trying to get on their feet and the government nailing them with the fact they must pay so many hundred or thousands of dollars right after getting out of prison could lead them back into the situation that they were in before. It is proven that most felons were charged because they were trying to provide for themselves or their families not because they are bad people. In result of Obamacare, felons might feel forced back into this innevitable cycle of crime because they are trying to provide for themselves or their families. Therefore, felons should have a say in weather Obamacare gets passed through or not since it will directly be effecting them. This is only one example that I focused on but there are many other out there that are just am