• explodicle@sh.itjust.works
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    4 months ago

    We should let felons vote. It’s become a feedback cycle of racism and disenfranchisement. Voting is a right, not a privilege.

    • ngdev@lemmy.zip
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      4 months ago

      id say that letting convicted criminals vote could help get convicted criminals elected but uh… yeah

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        4 months ago

        Doesn’t work that way in reality. It is more about people being convicted on small charges en mass to keep them from voting.

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        I don’t think most Trump voters in 2024 were convicted criminals.

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        4 months ago

        If you can take rights away from one person, you can take those rights away from anyone. If voting is a right, then it must be a right for all.