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2016 Postmortem

pnwmom

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22. All inmates? Even murderers?

Reply to Proud Liberal Dem (Reply #18)

Tue May 28, 2013, 12:51 PM

May 2013

My guess is that there has to be some line drawn if this proposal is to get enough support. It takes 3/4 of the legislatures to approve a constitutional amendment. I don't see how we'd get that if we included murderers or serial rapists, but maybe I'm wrong.

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Congressmen Propose The Mother Of All Voting Rights Protections [View all] DonViejo May 2013 OP

Agreed. There should be a U.S. Constitutional Amendment for the right to vote to combat and BlueCaliDem May 2013 #1

Lets slip in some legislation while we're at it Blue Owl May 2013 #2

+1,000 Scuba May 2013 #3

You beat me to my sarcastic version: BadgerKid May 2013 #11

Perhaps get instant runoff voting added too? cascadiance May 2013 #13

+1 freedom fighter jh May 2013 #19

"voter-verified paper ballot as the ballot of record" elehhhhna May 2013 #26

And make Federal Election Day a National Holiday--you HAVE to have time off to vote if you choose. Volaris May 2013 #30

makes sense Bannakaffalatta May 2013 #4

Now repukes are put in a position to find a pretext... meow2u3 May 2013 #5

Exactly Exen Trik May 2013 #6

They will say pnwmom May 2013 #7

There are other countries (I believe) that allow their inmates to vote Proud Liberal Dem May 2013 #18

All inmates? Even murderers? pnwmom May 2013 #22

The Amendment under discussion does not seem to draw any "lines" Proud Liberal Dem May 2013 #23

And maybe it should! freedom fighter jh May 2013 #20

If you're seriously saying a murderer deserves the right to vote pnwmom May 2013 #21

Why does a murderer not have the right to vote? nt freedom fighter jh May 2013 #24

An argument can and would be made pnwmom May 2013 #25

I can agree on your second point. freedom fighter jh May 2013 #27

There won't be a vote. Mr.Bill May 2013 #29

Be RUTHLESS when the GOP Votes against this chuckstevens May 2013 #8

The Republican argument is that people are too stupid to vote, rhett o rick May 2013 #9

This, and reversing Citizens United. 99th_Monkey May 2013 #10

Good idea, bad wording. NYC Liberal May 2013 #12

Who's watching the black boxes tabulating the votes? blkmusclmachine May 2013 #14

The right to vote is on the hit list. ElizabethWarren2016 May 2013 #15

The stated amendment doesn't allow for any limitations to voting. Kablooie May 2013 #16

A DAMN good start! 66 dmhlt May 2013 #17

The GOP... nikto May 2013 #28