I actually prefer that voting rights can't be taken away from citizens... because those types of people rarely exercise that right anyway. I see the point of not wanting them to vote for the other political party though.
I used to think like this too, but voting was never meant to be a right. It's a privilege that was reserved for property owners. Universal suffrage just means that the lowest common denominator gets to choose your leaders. It's insanity- why should we want people who break the law to choose the officials who will make the laws?
People who break the law should not have a say in creating and enforcing laws, it is an obvious conflict of interest. Once they've done their time they should get voting rights back, but not while they're serving.
Interesting. Convict activists of felonies, strip their right to vote because they're a felon, and we win every election forever.!
I actually prefer that voting rights can't be taken away from citizens... because those types of people rarely exercise that right anyway. I see the point of not wanting them to vote for the other political party though.
I used to think like this too, but voting was never meant to be a right. It's a privilege that was reserved for property owners. Universal suffrage just means that the lowest common denominator gets to choose your leaders. It's insanity- why should we want people who break the law to choose the officials who will make the laws?
People who break the law should not have a say in creating and enforcing laws, it is an obvious conflict of interest. Once they've done their time they should get voting rights back, but not while they're serving.