• tdgoodman@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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        2 hours ago

        Why would it matter if felons voted while imprisoned or free? We should not be incarcerating so many people that their vote has anything beyond a trivial, marginal affect. That is to say the real question is why do we convict so many people of crimes?

        • peopleproblems@lemmy.world
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          7 hours ago

          Hmmm. Hmmm? I didn’t really think about incarcerated before. But I suppose if you were imprisoned for a law you don’t agree with, the way to change it is voting.

          By keeping prisoners from voting, you prevent law from changing.

          • Demdaru@lemmy.world
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            5 hours ago

            The proper way is to respect the law and vote for it’s change, not to break the law and cry after a fact.

            • Poik@pawb.social
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              1 hour ago

              I’ve been dating my boyfriend since before it was legal. Thank you for your input, but no. Just no.