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Originally posted by Carbonated_Brains
They should be able to vote because no person is in ANY position to withdraw voting rights from another citizen.
A democracy is based on the voice of the people, and as soon as somebody has the ability to snuff that voice, regardless of whose voice it is, democracy has failed.
These people are in jail, they're not dead. As long as someone is alive, they have rights as a human being.
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A democracy should be based on the voice of the people who uphold that society, not the ones who prey on it.
These people are in jail. While they are in jail, they should not have the right to affect the society in any way. The reason they're in jail is because they have affected society adversely. Therefore they should be stripped of all but the right to food, water, clothing, and shelter. When they've paid society back and are once again free, then they should regain the rights of a citizen.
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