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In reply to the discussion: Should duly convicted and incarcerated* murderers, rapists, and terrorists be allowed to vote? [View all]Demsrule86
(70,541 posts)65. Haha..that is good. It never goes the other way, Does it?
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primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
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Should duly convicted and incarcerated* murderers, rapists, and terrorists be allowed to vote? [View all]
DemocratSinceBirth
Apr 2019
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Then let inmates who aren't rapists, murderers, and terrorists vote.
DemocratSinceBirth
Apr 2019
#28
I never called taking away the right to vote cruel and unusual punishment.
thesquanderer
Apr 2019
#64
A lot of things I consider cruel and unusual punishment or privations my fellow Americans don't
DemocratSinceBirth
Apr 2019
#68
No it doesn't - it spells out that Jim Crow culture is still a real thing...
Dennis Donovan
Apr 2019
#10
Jim Crow laws were based on an immutable characteristic which is race.
DemocratSinceBirth
Apr 2019
#12
It doesn't. And it shows how limited his understanding truly is....I mean Vermont is a very
Demsrule86
Apr 2019
#61
It's up to the states. Two states allow incarcerated prisoners to vote, Maine and Vermont
Rhiannon12866
Apr 2019
#46
People who have cannabis for their own consumption shouldn't be in the hoosegow
DemocratSinceBirth
Apr 2019
#9
For me, the question is moot because the vote tallies would be fraudulent in most cases.
ecstatic
Apr 2019
#13
In order for it to work, third party observers would need to oversee the voting and it would
Uncle Joe
Apr 2019
#14
Probably. So lets fix the outside voting first before giving republicans millions
ecstatic
Apr 2019
#20
I'll bet that Bernie in retrospect wishes he had answered it in somewhat that way.
mtnsnake
Apr 2019
#23
Vermont also ships prisoners, some of them African American, to the Deep South
DemocratSinceBirth
Apr 2019
#32
Non sequitur. I never said Vermont was perfect. Whataboutism doesn't fly. (n/t)
thesquanderer
Apr 2019
#49
You did suggest Vermont was an exemplar or model for the nation, if not the entire world.
DemocratSinceBirth
Apr 2019
#54
Why do they forfeit their 2nd and 4th Amendment rights while incarcerated?
DemocratSinceBirth
Apr 2019
#33
Let's not be too quick to bestow upon Vermont the honor of being an exemplar to the world
DemocratSinceBirth
Apr 2019
#56
Prisoners suffer infinitely worse privations and horrors than losing the right to vote.
DemocratSinceBirth
Apr 2019
#39
It's similar to the percentage of people who supported the Freedom Rides at the time.
WhiskeyGrinder
Apr 2019
#53
Truth is, I'm not sure this is important enough to get upset about...
TreasonousBastard
Apr 2019
#58