Comments on: Setback for Washington State Ex-Felon Voting http://www.ballot-access.org/2007/07/26/setback-for-washington-state-ex-felon-voting/ Sun, 12 Feb 2012 05:30:10 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=8572 By: JadeSabre http://www.ballot-access.org/2007/07/26/setback-for-washington-state-ex-felon-voting/comment-page-1/#comment-92467 JadeSabre Fri, 27 Jul 2007 06:40:45 +0000 http://www.ballot-access.org/2007/07/26/setback-for-washington-state-ex-felon-voting/#comment-92467 THis doesn't trouble me in the least. As the "victim" of no less than three "non-violent" crimes (I have had my door torn off the hinges in an apartment robbery, I have had my vehicle stolen, and I have been plowed into a concrete barrier at 60 mph by a drunk driver who was traveling the wrong way on the freeway), I fail to see why convicted felons should be allowed to vote. If they lack the sense to behave like civilized people, and instead choose to prey on humanity, then why on earth should they be allowed to further make decisions that affect the rest of humanity? They have already proven that they lack the capacity to make good decisions, haven't they? I fail to see why they should be given the opportunity to make decisions that will actually affect large groups of people. Honestly, use some common sense! THis doesn’t trouble me in the least. As the “victim” of no less than three “non-violent” crimes (I have had my door torn off the hinges in an apartment robbery, I have had my vehicle stolen, and I have been plowed into a concrete barrier at 60 mph by a drunk driver who was traveling the wrong way on the freeway), I fail to see why convicted felons should be allowed to vote.

If they lack the sense to behave like civilized people, and instead choose to prey on humanity, then why on earth should they be allowed to further make decisions that affect the rest of humanity? They have already proven that they lack the capacity to make good decisions, haven’t they? I fail to see why they should be given the opportunity to make decisions that will actually affect large groups of people.

Honestly, use some common sense!

]]> By: D. Frank Robinson http://www.ballot-access.org/2007/07/26/setback-for-washington-state-ex-felon-voting/comment-page-1/#comment-92462 D. Frank Robinson Fri, 27 Jul 2007 06:26:53 +0000 http://www.ballot-access.org/2007/07/26/setback-for-washington-state-ex-felon-voting/#comment-92462 A century ago the regulation of political action was undertaken in the guise of voter's rights. Google: Voter's Rights and Party Wrongs. Today the courts (the Federalists Society?) are actively pursuing suppression of voter's rights. Not so ironic at all. Regulations usually begin with justification by concrete instances and evolves into oppression justified by arbitrary abstractions. A century ago the regulation of political action was undertaken in the guise of voter’s rights. Google: Voter’s Rights and Party Wrongs. Today the courts (the Federalists Society?) are actively pursuing suppression of voter’s rights. Not so ironic at all. Regulations usually begin with justification by concrete instances and evolves into oppression justified by arbitrary abstractions.

]]> By: Eric Garris http://www.ballot-access.org/2007/07/26/setback-for-washington-state-ex-felon-voting/comment-page-1/#comment-92325 Eric Garris Fri, 27 Jul 2007 01:18:33 +0000 http://www.ballot-access.org/2007/07/26/setback-for-washington-state-ex-felon-voting/#comment-92325 Considering that 50% of people in the US go to prison for nonviolent offenses, why should they give up that right either? The only difference between them and 80% of the population is that they got caught. Considering that 50% of people in the US go to prison for nonviolent offenses, why should they give up that right either? The only difference between them and 80% of the population is that they got caught.

]]> By: NewFederalist http://www.ballot-access.org/2007/07/26/setback-for-washington-state-ex-felon-voting/comment-page-1/#comment-92322 NewFederalist Fri, 27 Jul 2007 01:11:36 +0000 http://www.ballot-access.org/2007/07/26/setback-for-washington-state-ex-felon-voting/#comment-92322 If we are supposed to feel sorry about felons having their voting rights denied, how about the loss of their right to bear arms? If we are supposed to feel sorry about felons having their voting rights denied, how about the loss of their right to bear arms?

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