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10-05-2012, 09:50 AM
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Re: Should Felons Be Allowed To Vote ?
I have been voting since I was 18. This is the first year I may not vote.
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10-05-2012, 10:25 AM
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Re: Should Felons Be Allowed To Vote ?
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I have been voting since I was 18. This is the first year I may not vote.
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You are a felon???
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10-05-2012, 10:43 AM
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Re: Should Felons Be Allowed To Vote ?
What is the basis of denying a convicted felon their Constitutional right to vote???
What about those who were convicted with a lesser felony charge as part of a plea bargain because they couldn't escape being implicated in a crime that would bring a higher charge and sentence... but who were actually innocent??? (Yes, it has happened before.)
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10-05-2012, 11:28 AM
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Re: Should Felons Be Allowed To Vote ?
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Originally Posted by Aquila
What is the basis of denying a convicted felon their Constitutional right to vote???
What about those who were convicted with a lesser felony charge as part of a plea bargain because they couldn't escape being implicated in a crime that would bring a higher charge and sentence... but who were actually innocent??? (Yes, it has happened before.)
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Therein lies the problem for me, those that are wrongfully convicted and lose their rights.
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If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.
2 Chronicles 7:14 KJV
He hath shewed thee, O man, what is good; and what doth the LORD require of thee, but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God? Micah 6:8 KJV
Beloved, now are we the sons of God, and it doth not yet appear what we shall be: but we know that, when he shall appear, we shall be like him; for we shall see him as he is. 1 John 3:2 KJV
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10-05-2012, 02:42 PM
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Re: Should Felons Be Allowed To Vote ?
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Therein lies the problem for me, those that are wrongfully convicted and lose their rights.
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Amen. That bothers me too.
And, when it comes to those who have been rightfully convicted... we should still ask,
What is the basis of denying a convicted felon their Constitutional right to vote??? Aren't they still citizens of the United States? Don't they still pay taxes after paying their debt to society? Do they not have a right to representative government?
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10-05-2012, 02:55 PM
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Re: Should Felons Be Allowed To Vote ?
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Originally Posted by Aquila
Amen. That bothers me too.
And, when it comes to those who have been rightfully convicted... we should still ask,
What is the basis of denying a convicted felon their Constitutional right to vote??? Aren't they still citizens of the United States? Don't they still pay taxes after paying their debt to society? Do they not have a right to representative government? |
I agree, if they have paid their debt they should be able to vote.
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If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.
2 Chronicles 7:14 KJV
He hath shewed thee, O man, what is good; and what doth the LORD require of thee, but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God? Micah 6:8 KJV
Beloved, now are we the sons of God, and it doth not yet appear what we shall be: but we know that, when he shall appear, we shall be like him; for we shall see him as he is. 1 John 3:2 KJV
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10-05-2012, 03:03 PM
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Re: Should Felons Be Allowed To Vote ?
http://www.ehow.com/list_6683881_rig...ons-texas.html
The Right to Vote
Texas is one of 18 states that restores a convicted felon's right to vote immediately after the completion of the incarceration, supervised parole and supervised probation periods. Felons who receive a pardon for a conviction will also have their voting rights restored immediately.
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If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.
2 Chronicles 7:14 KJV
He hath shewed thee, O man, what is good; and what doth the LORD require of thee, but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God? Micah 6:8 KJV
Beloved, now are we the sons of God, and it doth not yet appear what we shall be: but we know that, when he shall appear, we shall be like him; for we shall see him as he is. 1 John 3:2 KJV
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10-05-2012, 03:05 PM
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Re: Should Felons Be Allowed To Vote ?
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You are a felon???
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I did not vote when I was locked up or on parole.
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If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.
2 Chronicles 7:14 KJV
He hath shewed thee, O man, what is good; and what doth the LORD require of thee, but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God? Micah 6:8 KJV
Beloved, now are we the sons of God, and it doth not yet appear what we shall be: but we know that, when he shall appear, we shall be like him; for we shall see him as he is. 1 John 3:2 KJV
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10-05-2012, 03:27 PM
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Re: Should Felons Be Allowed To Vote ?
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Originally Posted by Dordrecht
You are a felon???
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You have to understand, Dordt; if you are from TX, you are a felon 
you just maybe never got caught.
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10-05-2012, 03:30 PM
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Re: Should Felons Be Allowed To Vote ?
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You have to understand, Dordt; if you are from TX, you are a felon
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Oh, come on now. I think you have Texas and California mixed up. 
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If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.
2 Chronicles 7:14 KJV
He hath shewed thee, O man, what is good; and what doth the LORD require of thee, but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God? Micah 6:8 KJV
Beloved, now are we the sons of God, and it doth not yet appear what we shall be: but we know that, when he shall appear, we shall be like him; for we shall see him as he is. 1 John 3:2 KJV
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