“Felons Rights of the Voting Process “ Nearly six million American citizens are unable to vote due to a past criminal conviction . More than 2 percent of the adult populationis banned from voting because of a felony conviction .(nytimes.com) Convicted felons should be able to vote after they have served their time in jail because they have paid their debt to society‚ and everyone makes mistakes which makes no one perfect . There is a lot downhill that is going on and a violation of human
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voting rights as a person who has followed all the laws? As of 2016‚ prisoners who’ve finished their sentences are allowed to vote. If the convict is on probation or parole‚ they are not allowed to vote. (www.aclu.org) There are only two states that allow prisoners to vote. If they are a citizen of Maine and Vermont‚ while behind bars‚ the convicts have the right to vote in the elections. There are about 5.85 million Americans‚ 2.5% of the voting population in the US are prisoners. After finishing
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Electoral Votes Are They Necessary Someone asked the question what is an Electoral College‚ what does it mean and how does it work. The Electoral is a formal body which elects the President and Vice President of the United States. Every state is given a number of electoral votes according to its population. However‚ in this day and age is the Electoral College/vote need today‚ or just another loophole that the government is exploiting. Even though electoral voting has been in play for
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kimberly neilson u.s history 10/25/93 Why should people vote? Being able to vote is very important. Voting helps us express our voice. Many people in our community gained help by voting and have gotten more rights as well. Voting is a way of expressing our thoughts. By voting we let our leaders know what we want‚ need‚ approve or disapprove of such as recreation centers‚ school regulations and also entertainment areas‚ when we vote it gives us a sense of freedom‚ knowing that we have rights
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Khalis O. Green English1101 Lavern Luster Why Voting Is Important In the United States Voting during the presidential election has always been an important factor. Many people simply don’t vote or don’t understand the importance and power they have by just simply voting for the candidate that best suites their needs. Voting is important because it exercises your right as an American citizen to express your issues and ideas. Voting also helps us decide who will lead our country. Many men and women
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Why is it Important to Vote Why is it important to vote? I can’t vote yet but I wish I could for my country. I will give you some reasons why it is important to vote. My first reason why it is important to vote is with one vote you can change a country and possibly a nation. Support your country with every respect you have to it and make a change by voting. My second reason why it is important to vote is we all have the freedom to vote and to not let other people choose our vote for our country
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WHY SHOULD I VOTE Voting is not only a right but a privilege in the United States granted first under TheTwenty-fourth amendment to the United States Constitution which states that: the right of citizens of the United States to vote in any primary or other election for President or Vice President‚ for electors for President or Vice President‚ or for SenatorRepresentative in Congress shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or any State and is also addressed again in Article 19
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ENG 105‚ Sample Student Critical Summaries Summary of “Why Multiculturalism Can’t End Racism” In the article “Why Multiculturalism Can’t End Racism‚” Marlene Nourbese Philip discusses how multiculturalism promotes discrimination opposed to stopping it. Philip explains that there is inequality between different cultures and races in Canada; the Canadian government only recognizes the French and English in the constitution. Examples of genocidal practices against natives‚ past treatment of Chinese
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this is how we can choose the leaders who we believe will best represent our voice and our ideas. Ideas we will like to see come into effect when they are elected as President. I believe voting is important because people like to complain about politicians but do nothing about it. When people don’t vote it’s a wasted opportunity to show your opinion and voice as an U.S citizen. More often than not‚ people complain about the current president even though they choose not to vote. People may say
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the right to vote. Americans today have developed a mindset that their vote does not make a difference‚ and that voicing out their opinions is a waste of time. This is not the case‚ however‚ as the rights that Americans are neglecting are the same rights that our ancestors have fought for during the enforcement of the Fifteenth Amendment. The laws that affect the average individuals‚ the influences of various platformed parties‚ and the importance of voting in society exemplifies why Americans should
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