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Tilted Cat Head
Administrator
Location: Manhattan, NY
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Originally Posted by Terrell
What was that thing about "No taxation without representation"? I think that if one has served their time, their RIGHT to vote should be restored. Voting is not a privledge, it's a right. I also oppose the drug war (as mentioned earlier) as well as all the "vice" or consensual crime laws, so this no voting for ex-felons ever rubs me the wrong way on that level too.
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Don't forget that ex-felons also can no longer bear arms either, that right is also revoked in many states.
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