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Originally Posted by KMA-628
I see where you are going with your analogy, but you are listing examples of misdemeanors, not felonies. It makes your argument emotional but not relevant. If it were restated using actual felonies (i.e. ADW, battery, spousal abuse, rape, murder, embezzelment, extortion, etc., etc.) it would have a completely different effect.
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The speeding analogy was admittedly ridiculous (as I mentioned before) but was used to illustrate the point that not all crimes are a sign of societal malfeasance that should immediately result in disenfranchisment. I was replying to a previous post that used language that implied just that.
A much better example is the marijuana example that I made earlier. Should a young person be stripped of the right to vote because of a victimless crime? The crimes that you list definitely seem geared to elicit an emotional reaction, as a large percentage of felons in this country are non-violent drug offenders, not rapists, murderers, etc.