FELON VOTERS

Today, in the NY Times, there is an editorial asking the question, �Should convicted felons have their voting rights restored?� There are states that allow once convicted felons the right to vote under varying circumstances. As the column states, 5 states including NY, don�t allow those on parole to vote, but those on probation can.

Last September, Alabama passed a law that speeds up the process that NON-violent felons have to go through to restore their voting rights. It still prevents restoring the voting rights of violent felons.



I don�t think that felons should get their voting right back. That is a privilege that shouldn�t be taken so lightly. One of the reasons for being a law abiding citizen is that you get to have a voice in government. Why would anyone an law abiding life if they can commit a felony, serve their time, and still have the right to vote?



In the south is the Democrats that pushed for this bill to increase their voting rolls. Just like up until the mid 80�s, it was the dead were still voting in the major elections. Now as their numbers are decreasing the democrats are just looking for another way to hang on to their votes.



My feels are that if you�ve been convicted of a violent crime, you shouldn�t get back your right to vote. Now for the non violent , they should wait until they are off probation before making any attempt to restore their voting rights/