Felon Voting faces a serious problem that needs to be solved: When felons are released from prison‚ many of them want to start a new life. However‚ this is difficult when they’ve lost simple rights such as voting. I believe felons should be allowed to vote once they’ve served their time. Studies show that felon voting contributes to lower crime rate. Studies also show that racial discrimination is a leading cause of felony disenfranchisement. According to Democracy’s Ghost – a show that focuses
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to vote? So far states like Vermont and Maine grant ex-felons the right to vote‚ but states like Florida and Alabama do not allow ex-felons to vote. When released from prison‚ life for ex-felons isn’t always easy because of what they have gone through and will are seen differently to society. Majority of the United States did not have ex felons
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Wrongly Convicted Imagine a world of people who were accused on a crime they didn’t do but had to serve punishment because there was no way out of it. Being accused of committing a crime that was not attended but still being wrongfully convicted even with innocence has affected the United States as today. People should pay more attention to thousands of these wrongly convicted criminals because thousands of these suspects are unable to afford lawyers‚ lack the need of DNA testing & lawyers not
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Felons are citizens just like use‚ they make mistakes‚ but they are trying to get rehabilitated back into the world. Right or wrong‚ a felon is felon and ‘’an estimate 5.3 million felony conviction barred from voting‚ while in Vermont and Maine allow felons to vote while in prison’’. Felons when they get out they should be free as use‚ they did the crime and they paid the time. Aren’t felons released when they are deemed rehabilitated? It seems that we prefer to let felons stay felons‚ rather than
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to the preservation of a democratic society‚ felons ought to retain the right to vote. Felons are denied their right to just representation when they are disenfranchised. The right to vote is a natural right for all naturalized citizens in a democratic society. Felons are no exception. Although felons have broken the rule with society‚ they are given their due by the removal of their rights while in prison. The completion of a felon serving out their sentence in prison is a just
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taken away? The government should allow ex-felons to vote. Today I will remind you of both sides surrounding voting‚ persuade you to support democrats and provide ways to get your voice heard. This rule has been a controversy with many polls because over 5.85 million citizens are not allowed to vote due to disenfranchisement. This could determine our current leaders in charge by their votes that they do not get the chance to use. With this over 38% of the felons being African Americans‚ more than 2.2
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The Pursuit of Happiness – Denied Why do I believe you should hire a felon? It’s been said that when somebody has something to prove‚ they will move mountains for you. How much does an individual coming out of a situation such as prison have to prove? Plenty. Not only to you as an employer‚ not only to society in general‚ but also to his family and everyone else who doesn’t believe that someone who has been imprisoned can make anything of themselves in life. President Kennedy stated in an article
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As a college student who doesn’t have a felony on their record and is not familiar with the climax of the justices’ system and voting laws I have taken it upon myself to do the research on the topic. In doing so I have come to the conclusion that felons should be allowed to vote and their vote could and would have made major differences in past elections. Estimated about 5.85 million people in the United States could not vote due to a felony conviction an increase from the 2004 total of 5.26 million
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suffering the consequences of their actions even after doing “the time”. Certain ex-felons upon release from prison have their voting rights taken away from them‚ depending on the state. Some may petition to get voting rights restored but many do not have the opportunity. Ex-felons spend years paying their debt to society only to come out and continue to be punished. Not being allowed to vote is not fair to the ex-felons‚ and their right should be restored. The right
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ufeffDakota Wilson April 1‚ 2013 ENC 1101 Laura Radford Are Convicted Athletes Being Fairly Punished For Their Crimes? When a college or professional athlete is charged with a crime‚ it seems the whole world is watching; the story is covered by nearly every newspaper‚ tabloid‚ and television station. Regardless of whether or not they were given a fair trial‚ or if the outcome is actually even true‚ the extent of their punishment stops directly after their sentence has been carried out
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