Fed Court Upholds Con Voting Ban
Not happy with turning out in droves and voting for Al Gore illegally in 2000, Florida cons sued to get their voting rights restored. They lost:
A federal appeals court in Atlanta on Tuesday upheld Florida’s 160-year-old law enforcing a lifetime ban on voting rights for convicted felons.Ex-felons sued in 2000 to get their voting rights restored when their sentences are finished, instead of having to apply through a complex system for civil rights restoration. Many never apply or don’t complete the process. …
Gov. Jeb Bush’s spokesman, Jacob DiPietre, applauded the ruling.
“This was a decisive ruling. The court ruled that Florida’s process is a fair and good one and felons have the ability to get their rights restored through a deliberative and fair review,” DiPietre said.
As a compassionate conservative let me say that restoring full citizenship to felons (including the right to carry guns) is one of my hot issues. I believe in rehabilitation, I believe that people change.
But just because you completed your sentence does not mean that you are ready to be a citizen. Make the effort and complete the process. You did wrong. Fix it. Take some responsibility.
what do you think should be the time line one the restoration of rights.
mine
5 years (with no convictions) to vote (universal)
7-20 years to own guns leagally (this is varible based on the crime(if it was viloent with a gun, it will take longer))
I would be willing to change the numbers based on stat and percentages of people who commit crimes in the frist X years
I see nothing wrong with your numbers although I would want to see information reguarding recidivism rates and the like. I might accelerate certain timelines for things like stable work history and family life.
Complex, but worthwhile. A man (or woman) shouldn’t have to pay forever for a mistake.