Even though a fully rehabilitated ex-inmate had met all the requirements specified on the voting restoration application, he was still denied the right to vote, and there was no reason provided as to why, and this is dangerous to our democracy because it goes against our American ideals. If we look far back to what led to the start of our democracy, it was the American Revolution, and the American Revolution was led by the 1750s and 1760s slogan “No Taxation Without Representation”. The slogan summarized the primary grievances of American colonists, because they had to pay taxes without representation; similarly, some ex-inmates have to pay taxes without representation. Granted, voting is a right that should only be reserved for those
