John Lewis once said that “The vote is precious. It is almost sacred. It’s the most nonviolent tool we have in a democratic society and we’ve got to use it”. As a young girl I thought anyone over the age of 18 could vote. Some of my thinking was right, but some of it was wrong. I’m also going to talk about voting in the past and how horrible it was. Not everyone can vote. For example felons and immigrants, and that's what i'm going to be talking about today in this essay. Who can and cannot vote. Im also going to talk about why it's so hard to vote. It's so easy for a simple white man to register and to vote. In America they say justice for all, but is it really.
Can everybody vote? That's the question I asked today. Yes in some circumstances. …show more content…
Just imagine this, you just got out of jail, trying to fix things with your family, trying to start fresh. You go try to register to vote. Oh wait you can't. Why? Because your a felon. It's so hard for felons to vote because of their record. It's also hard for immigrants to vote they need so many papers to be able to register.
Creating a country where everyone is happy is nearly impossible. But creating a country where laws are fair is possible. You're here in America, thinking where dreams come true, but if your immigrant and your dream is to vote. Thats nearly impossible, because you don’t have the papers. There are so many stereotypes going around. For example a felon is always a felon. That’s not true. It's like if you committed a crime you're always going to be criminal. That's not true either.
A lot of people think that not letting immigrants vote is a good idea. Because they automatically think that they're here do something bad. People always accuse. They are humans too. People also say they don't deserve the right because they weren't born here or they were a criminal. People continue to follow other people, people also say that if you're not an a american citizen you shouldn't
Can everybody vote? That's the question I asked today. Yes in some circumstances. …show more content…
Just imagine this, you just got out of jail, trying to fix things with your family, trying to start fresh. You go try to register to vote. Oh wait you can't. Why? Because your a felon. It's so hard for felons to vote because of their record. It's also hard for immigrants to vote they need so many papers to be able to register.
Creating a country where everyone is happy is nearly impossible. But creating a country where laws are fair is possible. You're here in America, thinking where dreams come true, but if your immigrant and your dream is to vote. Thats nearly impossible, because you don’t have the papers. There are so many stereotypes going around. For example a felon is always a felon. That’s not true. It's like if you committed a crime you're always going to be criminal. That's not true either.
A lot of people think that not letting immigrants vote is a good idea. Because they automatically think that they're here do something bad. People always accuse. They are humans too. People also say they don't deserve the right because they weren't born here or they were a criminal. People continue to follow other people, people also say that if you're not an a american citizen you shouldn't