How does everyone feel about felon voting rights?

[MADem]

47. There should be consequences to criminal conduct. We take away 'rights' from people who

commit crimes, with a goal of causing them to consider how much not having those 'rights' sucks.

In jail, you don't have your liberty, and you certainly don't have much happiness to pursue--you can make the best of it, maybe work on some courses, get a high school equivalency if you don't have one, start in on college, even, but it is appropriate that you should be ostracized from the voting process because your pisspoor judgment put you behind those bars in the first place.

That said, once you are free and clear of the justice system, you have been restored in the eyes of the court and your fellow citizens to full status as a productive member of society, I think you should be permitted to go on and register.

It is a right, taken away as a consequence of shitty behavior in society, that should be restored once a person gets back on track. Some states do this, some do not--it should be an across-the-board thing.

Actions have consequences. If there are no consequences to committing crimes, what is the motivation to change one's conduct or attitude? Not being trusted to use one's judgment to select elected officials is an appropriate punishment for people who don't know how to behave in society.