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    The question of whether or not a felon who has completed his / her time should be allowed to vote is an important one that is worth the debate. In the United States if you are born here you are considered a citizen, Yet you are not allowed the right to vote for who our nations representatives will be. Those men and women who are having their right to vote revoked have no say in who their own countries leaders are.

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    The question of whether or not a felon who has completed his / her time should be allowed to vote is an important one that is worth the debate. In the United States if you are born here you are considered a citizen, Yet you are not allowed the right to vote for who our nations representatives will be. Those men and women who are having their right to vote revoked have no say in who their own countries leaders are.

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    The question of whether or not a felon who has completed his / her time should be allowed to vote is an important one that is worth the debate. In the United States if you are born here you are considered a citizen, Yet you are not allowed the right to vote for who our nations representatives will be. Those men and women who are having their right to vote revoked have no say in who their own countries leaders are.

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    10/24/14
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    Shouldfelonswhohavecompletedtheirsentencebe
    allowedtovote?

    Thequestionofwhetherornotafelonwhohasservedhis/hertimeshouldbeableto
    voteisanimportantonethatisworththedebate.IntheUnitedStatesifyouareborninthis
    countryifyouarebornhereyouareconsideredacitizen,nowthereareotherwaysyoucould
    becomeacitizen,buttheisbesidesthepoint.IfyoureanexconwithintheUnitedStatesyou
    havetherighttomarry,havechildren,buyalcohol,ownproperty,anddrive.Yetyouarenot
    allowedtherighttovoteforwhoournationsrepresentativeswillbe.

    Everyoneknowsthatthereare50statesintheUs,butwhatpeopledon'tknowiswhat
    hevotingpoliciesarewithinthestatesforexcons.Therearetwostateswhoallowtheirconvicts
    tovotewhileincarcerated,thereare13statesthatrestoretheirconvictsvotingprivilegesafter
    theirsentenceiscompleted,Therearefourstateswhorestorethevotingprivilegeaftertheir
    termisservedandadditionalparoletimeisserved(Californiabeingoneofthem).Thereare20
    statestherestorethevotingprivilegesaftertheirtermisservedwithbothaddedparoleand
    probationtime,andfinallytheresanastounding11statesthatmayhavetheirfelonslosetheir
    righttovotecompletely(dependingonthecrimecommitted,timeserved,andothervariables).
    Nowallofthatisalotofinformationtotakein,butconsiderthis,thosemenandwomenwhoare
    havingtheirrighttovoterevokedhavenosayinwhotheirowncountriesleadersare.Theyare
    consideredtobelikechildrenandarementallyincompetentandnottobetrustedwith
    somethingasimportantasasayinwhichcandidateshouldbeelectedtowhateveroffice.

    Thesespeopleareborncitizens(orbecomecitizens)whowill,whentheybecomeof
    age,willbeabletodeterminewhowillrunthisgreatcountry,andtherighttovoteshouldbe
    consideredanunalienableone.Somethingthatcannotbetakenaway,theirvoteshouldbe
    somethingtobeheardbynotonlytheirstate,buttheircountry.Intheeighthamendmentit
    clearlysaysthatexcessivesanctionsaretobeprohibitedandthateverycrimethatiscommitted
    istobemetwithaproperpunishmentthatisequivalentoftheseverityofthecrimecommitted.
    Thatbeingsaidthestatesthatprohibitfelonstovoteevenaftertheirtermisservedcanbe
    consideredunconstitutionalandunjustbecauseofwhatisstatedwithintheeighthamendment.

    Inconclusiontherighttovoteshouldbeapermanentonethatwouldbeenforcedbythe
    federalgovernmentandnotthestate.Thisissimplybecausethereisnorealharminletting
    felonsvote,theymaynotbeaseducatedasothers(justanassumptionandthisisnot
    necessarilytrue)butthatdoesnotmeanthattheylacktheabilitytomakedecisionsaboutwho

    shouldbeappointedforaparticularoffice.Itisunderstandabletotakevotingawaytemporarily
    whilethefelonisimprisonedorservingasentence,butassoonasthatsentenceisovertheir
    righttovoteshouldberestoredinfull.Votingasitisissomethingwheretheoverallturnoutis
    nottoogreat,soifweweretoallowfelonstovotethenatleastwewouldhaveahighervoter
    turnout.

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