Felon Voting: I still have the right... right????

Felon Voting

I still have the right...right???

     Millions of felons all over the U.S. are being denied the right of voting because of they  being felons. About 5.26 million people are barred from this right which is known as disenfranchisement. Certain states like Maine and Vermont allow felons the right of voting while nine other states permanentely deny certain felons the right of voting. Supporters of felon re-enfranchisement say that felons who have paid their debt to society by completing their sentences should have all of their rights and privileges restored. They argue that efforts to block ex-felons from voting are unfair and undemocratic. Opposition of reenfrancisement say felon voting restrictions are consistent with other voting limitations such as age, residency, sanity, etc.. Also other felon restrictions such as no guns for violent offenders and no sex offenders near schools comply with this also. They say that convicted felons have demonstrated poor judgment and should not be trusted with a vote. I personally believes everyone deserves a second chance and these are humans who make mistakes so grant them reenfranchisement. The 1996 court case of Farrakhan v. Gregoire dealt with Muhammad Shabazz Farrakhan and five other minority felons battling for reenfranchisement in Washington in 1996. They won this case and banned disenfranchisement for felons in Washington.

Links:

http://www.atg.wa.gov/MajorCases.aspx
http://felonvoting.procon.org/

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