Voting is considered a fundamental right in the United States. Anyone over the age of 18 is entitled to have their voice heard at the polls. Unless they are a felon. Most Felons do not have the right to vote. That might change as states rethink the laws that deny felons a vote.
Voting laws are dealt with state by state and are not federally regulated. Because of that, the laws that deny felons a voice at the polls differ from state to state. What keeps felons from voting depends on the specific state, the crime committed and the time since the completion of their sentence. Right now the laws that are in place are denying almost 6 million men and women the right to vote. The country that prides itself on freedom sure doesn’t feel very free.
With an election coming up both sides want and need all the voters they can get. Which is why both sides are fighting to change the laws. Rand Paul, the Republican Senator of Kentucky is pushing for his state to remove the barriers in place that do not allow felons to vote. There is also push on the Democratic side; in 2007 Hillary Clinton introduced a bill that would restore the right to vote for all previous felons once their time was served. …show more content…
Some believe that because people made such a drastic mistake in the past that they are somehow incapable of ever learning to be a productive citizen. People often fulfill the expectations that are linked to them, this can be both good and bad. So instead of treating people who made a mistake as if they will always make mistakes; maybe it would be better to understand that a bad mistake, doesn’t necessarily make a bad human. Allowing felons throughout the US a voice once their time has been served is simply the right things to
Voting laws are dealt with state by state and are not federally regulated. Because of that, the laws that deny felons a voice at the polls differ from state to state. What keeps felons from voting depends on the specific state, the crime committed and the time since the completion of their sentence. Right now the laws that are in place are denying almost 6 million men and women the right to vote. The country that prides itself on freedom sure doesn’t feel very free.
With an election coming up both sides want and need all the voters they can get. Which is why both sides are fighting to change the laws. Rand Paul, the Republican Senator of Kentucky is pushing for his state to remove the barriers in place that do not allow felons to vote. There is also push on the Democratic side; in 2007 Hillary Clinton introduced a bill that would restore the right to vote for all previous felons once their time was served. …show more content…
Some believe that because people made such a drastic mistake in the past that they are somehow incapable of ever learning to be a productive citizen. People often fulfill the expectations that are linked to them, this can be both good and bad. So instead of treating people who made a mistake as if they will always make mistakes; maybe it would be better to understand that a bad mistake, doesn’t necessarily make a bad human. Allowing felons throughout the US a voice once their time has been served is simply the right things to