natethegreek t1_j8spri2 wrote on February 16, 2023 at 6:07 PM

Reply to comment by JeffersonsDisciple in Rep. Jason Gerhard (R-Northfield) sponsoring a bill to allow convicted felons to legally possess firearms by [deleted]

so felons (after completing their sentence) should be able to vote too?

mafiafish t1_j8sz80h wrote on February 16, 2023 at 7:06 PM

Voting makes sense - violent felons having access to weapons seems like something quite different.

natethegreek t1_j8t57ps wrote on February 16, 2023 at 7:42 PM

we were specifically talking about non-violent felons... but I agree they are different!

SheeEttin t1_j8syiqv wrote on February 16, 2023 at 7:01 PM

Of course.

FightTomorrow t1_j8t3aku wrote on February 16, 2023 at 7:31 PM

Why shouldn’t they be?

Salt-Breakfast3030 t1_j8vznur wrote on February 17, 2023 at 10:03 AM

Felons have the right to vote in almost ALL states.

In Vermont, you can vote from Prison.

IBlazeMyOwnPath t1_j8xmwln wrote on February 17, 2023 at 6:02 PM

they should be able to vote regardless

If we provide the government with a pathway to disenfranchise people from voting by making something criminal, suddenly, we're going to find we have a lot of criminals...