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Edited by Madman Mordo:
7/1/2013 3:39:44 PM
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Are you for or against prisoners' suffrage?
I'm fairly libertarian myself, but I don't believe prisoners should have the right to vote. They committed an illegal offense, therefore they forfeit some of their rights as citizens of said country.
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6 RepliesAgainst. Rehabilitate them so that they can do something productive that helps society. There are of course exceptions but generally we should try to get people back on track.
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2 RepliesWhat?
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Edited by Abe Lackman: 7/2/2013 11:39:45 AMOT: The last thing we really need is politicians appealing to prisoners and ex-cons for their votes. There's enough pandering as it is.
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Depends on the crime I guess. Sentences that last 1 year or less should be fine.
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9 RepliesEdited by Quantum: 7/2/2013 7:28:45 AM[quote]I'm fairly libertarian myself, but I don't believe prisoners should have the right to vote. They committed an illegal offense, therefore they forfeit some of their rights as citizens of said country[/quote] But why? Why should they give up the right to vote? If someone steals a purse what effect will it have on the country's decision? The answer is none. The prison population is roughly 2 million, making up less than 1/150th of the population. Even if all criminals voted for the Martian party bent on world domination they would have minimal impact on the decision. All this screams is "I'm going to treat you like a dick because I can!". No offense OP. I see no good reason for arbitrarily restricting someone's right to vote just because they are in prison. (If only the US was like Norway...)
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I don't think all criminals should have suffrage, but I do think some should have suffrage. It depends on the crime, really. Which is why I don't really want to vote one way or the other. Some people are just unfortunate victims, others are psychopaths.
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1 ReplyI dunno, but Norway's turned out pretty well for it! So I guess it works!
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1 ReplyEdited by BADMAGIK: 7/1/2013 5:55:20 PMThey're criminals, they have no rights. They waived their rights when they committed felonies. Second, only the Liberal wackos want prisoners to get voting rights because it guarantees them votes so they can continue to -blam!- this country.
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I'm for. Prisoners (both in state and federal) have real experience in how the system works in prisons. They have more experience than most, if not all of us in the prison system.
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[quote]I'm fairly libertarian[/quote]
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Of course prisoners should have the right to vote. Jesus Christ you people are -blam!-ed.
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Against. Corrupt politicians could just make laws pandering to criminals to gain the criminal vote.
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If I believed in prisons (as opposed to rehabilitation centers) then yes on the grounds that those who practice civil disobedience can have a say in government.
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If they break the laws, they shouldn't have a say in the elected officials that make/enforce laws
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I think non-serious offenders and political prisoners should vote and anyone who spent their sentence. Serious criminals while serving a sentence should not vote (serial killers, rapists, kiddie fiddlers ect).
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the way i see it, when one commits a heinous crime they forfeit their citizenship this would entail no voting
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Our constitution is pretty clear about not letting incarcerated citizens carry the right to vote. You're being punished for crimes against society and part of that punishment is not being able to participate in civil proceedings.
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I thought that was the point of the justice system. By breaking a law, you are taking away the rights of another person, and so you must give up all of your rights as a punishment. While in prison, you have no rights to vote, seeing as you have no rights at all.
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against.
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1 ReplyDepends what crime.
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Edited by Wyldfyre: 7/1/2013 3:51:41 PMGenerally against. Our "justice" system is a joke and certainly not infallible in the slightest. I would see 10 criminals free than 1 falsely incarcerated and persecuted innocent. Freedom and safely, especially in this time, is not a matter to be taken lightly. Seems like a lot of youngsters here overestimate the quality of and underestimate the consequences dished out by our current judicial system.
