OPINION: No, Convicted Felons Shouldn't Be Allowed to Vote From Behind Bars

Posted on AllSides April 25th, 2019
From The Right
Voting Rights, inmates
OPINION

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...

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https://townhall.com/tipsheet/guybenson/2019/04/25/no-convicted-felons-shouldnt-be-allowed-to-vote-from-behind-bars-n2545296

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