OPINION: No, Convicted Felons Shouldn't Be Allowed to Vote From Behind Bars
Earlier in the week, Bernie Sanders endorsed allowing convicted felons to vote -- not after they've paid their debt to society, mind you, but while they're still behind bars. He framed this stance as an matter of principle on voting rights, implying that opposing arguments are effective endorsements of GOP-backed voter "suppression" efforts. It's a "slippery slope" he intoned, ignoring the fact that expanding the franchise to incarcerated people would be the opposite of 'chipping away.' Craven Kamala Harris pronounced herself open to the idea during the same CNN 'town...